Balfourodendron molle

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Rutaceae
Subfamilia: Zanthoxyloideae
Tribus: Galipeeae
Genus: Balfourodendron
Species: Balfourodendron molle

Name

Balfourodendron molle (Miq.) Pirani, Brittonia 50(3): 359 (1998)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Esenbeckia mollis Miq., Linnaea 22: 796 (–797) (1849)
    • Typus: J.S. Blanchet 3090 (in flower, [1840]; Holotypus: U 0006378 (69254 B)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}; ⧼Isotypi⧽: B [destroyed; photocopies at F /F0BN012517^{(GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}/, MO, NY, SPF], BM [​BM000798349^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], BR {BR0000008710246^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BR0000008710253^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, C [C10018444 (9935)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], F [​V0071249F (1539025)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], G {G00002379 (90932/2)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, G00007188 (90932/1)^(GBIF) [seen by R.C. Kaastra in 1976]}, K {K000531287^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K000531288^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, MG [MG906844^(GBIF)], NY [​NY00051874^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex W], P {P06679948^(GBIF), P06679949^(GBIF), P06679950^(GBIF)}, W).
    • Type locality: Brasilia [= BRAZIL]. [Bahia: Catingas, marais de Tapira pries villa de Barras.]
• Homotypic
  • Helietta mollis (Miq.) Kaastra, Acta Bot. Neerl. 26: 487 (1977)

Notes

• Kaastra (1977) placed Helietta puberula R.E.Fr. under H. mollis and Spichiger & Stutz de Ortega (1987) followed this treatment, but Pirani (1998: 360, 371–373) reinstated the former name.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast (Bahia, Ceará, Pernambuco, Piauí, Sergipe [​fide FFB 2023]), Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• For occurrences in areas except for Sergipe, vide Pirani (1998: 360).

References

Primary references

• Pirani, J.R. 1998. A revision of Helietta and Balfourodendron (Rutaceae-Pteleinae). Brittonia 50(3): 348–380. DOI: 10.2307/2807779 JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• Miquel, F.A.G. 1849. Manipulus stirpium Blanchetianarum in Brasilia collectarum. Linnaea 22: 793–807. BHL Reference page. 
• Kaastra, R.C. 1977. New taxa and combinations in Rutaceae. Acta Botanica Neerlandica 26(6): 471-488. DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1977.tb01139.x ; et in Mededelingen van het Botanisch Museum en Herbarium van de Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht 444(1): 471–488. Naturalis . Reference page. 
• Spichiger, R. & Stutz de Ortega, L. 1987. Rutaceae. In: Bocquet, G.F. (†) & M.R. Crosby (eds.), Flora del Paraguay [8]: 1–50. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève & Missouri Botanical Garden, Geneva & St. Louis. Google Books. Reference page.  [see page 40.]
• Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck, S.G. (eds.) 2013. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): 1–1741. ISBN 978-1-930723-71-9 (issue 1), ISBN 978-1-930723-83-2 (issue 2). Online version at Tropicos. Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Balfourodendron molle (Miq.) Pirani (Least Concern) - Assessed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group on 12 June 2018 in 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Balfourodendron molle. Accessed: 2023 January 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Balfourodendron molle in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Balfourodendron molle. Published online. Accessed: 14 January 2023.
• Pirani, J.R. & Groppo, M. "Balfourodendron molle". In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Acessed: 14 January 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Balfourodendron molle. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 January 2023.

Vernacular names

português: Folha-miúda [in Bahia]