Haptanthus hazlettii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Buxales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Ordo: Buxales

Haptanthus hazlettii Goldberg & C.Nelson Syst. Bot. 14(1): 16, f. 1–3 (1989).

Typus: Honduras, Atlantida, 5 km SE of Mataras, 8 Apr 1980, Hazlett 3383 (Holotype: TEFH; isotype: Lancetilla Bot. Gard., Honduras).

Native distribution areas:
Haptanthus hazlettii Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Honduras. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Goldberg, A. & Nelson, C. 1989. Haptanthus, a new dicotyledonous genus from Honduras. Systematic Botany 14(1): 16–19. JSTOR Reference page.

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