Heterotis decumbens

Heterotis decumbens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Melastomateae
Genus: Heterotis
Species: Heterotis decumbens

Name

Heterotis decumbens (P.Beauv.) |Jacq.Fél., Adansonia, n.s., 20: 418. (1981)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melastoma decumbens P.Beauv. in Fl. Oware 1: 69 (1806)
• Heterotypic
  • Asterostoma decumbens Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1849)
  • Dissotis decumbens Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 58 (1871 publ. 1872)
  • Dissotis laevis Hook.f. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 451 (1871)
  • Dissotis mahonii Hook.f. in Bot. Mag. 129: t. 7896 (1903)
  • Dissotis modesta Stapf in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 78 (1906)
  • Heterotis laevis Benth. in Niger Fl.: 348 (1849)
  • Osbeckia decumbens DC. in Prodr. 3: 143 (1828)
  • Rhexia decumbens Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 628 (1816)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa ^* Regional:Western Africa Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria ^* Regional:Central Africa Central African Repu, Zambia ^* Regional:Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Introduced into: Jawa, Mauritius, Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jacques-Félix, H. 1981. Observations sur les caractères staminaux et la classification des Osbeckieæ (Melastomataceæ) capsulaires africaines. Adansonia, Série 2, 20(4): 405–429. BHL Reference page. , 20: 418

Additional references

• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Heterotis decumbens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Heterotis decumbens. Published online. Accessed: December 08 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Heterotis decumbens. 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 December 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Heterotis decumbens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 December 2023.

Vernacular names

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