Thespesia grandiflora

Thespesia grandiflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Gossypieae
Genus: Thespesia
Species: Thespesia grandiflora

Name

• Thespesia grandiflora DC., Prodr. 1: 456. 1824.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Maga grandiflora (DC.) Urb. in Symb. Antill. 7: 281 (1912)
  • Montezuma grandiflora (DC.) Urb. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 238 (1928)
• Heterotypic
  • Hibiscus grandiflorus Juss. ex DC. in Prodr. 1: 456 (1824), pro syn.
  • Montezuma speciosissima Moc. & Sessé ex DC. in Prodr. 1: 477 (1824)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Puerto Rico Introduced into: Dominican Republic, Honduras References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1824. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 1: Sistens Thalamiflorarum ordines LIV. VI+746 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 1:456.

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Thespesia grandiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Thespesia grandiflora. Published online. Accessed: October 01 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Thespesia grandiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Thespesia grandiflora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 01. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Thespesia grandiflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Maga

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