Wercklea ferox

Wercklea ferox

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: Hibisceae
Genus: Wercklea
Species: Wercklea ferox

Name

Wercklea ferox {{a|

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hibiscus ferox Hook. in Bot. Mag. 74: t. 4401 (1848)
  • Hibiscus ferox var. genuinus Hochr. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 4: 123 (1900), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Hibiscus ferox var. metensis Triana & Planch. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 17: 166 (1862)
  • Hibiscus trichromathus R.E.Fr. in Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., ser. 3, 24(2): 31 (1947)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Western South America Colombia, Ecuador Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Fryxell, (1981 publ. 1982) . J. Arnold Arbor. 62: 464

Additional references

• Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Wercklea ferox in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 October 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Wercklea ferox. Published online. Accessed: October 13 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Wercklea ferox. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 October 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Wercklea ferox. 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 13. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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