Plocosperma buxifolium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Plocosperma buxifolium Benth., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 12: t. 1195 (1876)

Heterotypic
- Lithophytum violaceum Brandegee in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 4: 188 (1911)
- Plocosperma anomalum S.F.Blake in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24: 17 (1922)
- Plocosperma macrophyllum Baill. ex Soler. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 50 (1895)
- Plocosperma microphyllum Baill. ex Soler. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 50 (1895)

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. 1876. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. Vol. 2, pars II. Sistens Dicotyledonum Gamopetalarum ordines VI, Stylideas–Plantagineas. Pp. I–XII, 533–1279. Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. ; 12: t. 1195.

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Tropicos.org 2025. Plocosperma buxifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 August 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Plocosperma buxifolium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page.