Mezia

Mezia sp.

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Mezia
Species: M. andersonii – M. angelica – M. araujoi – M. bahiana – M. beckii – M. curranii – M. fanshawei – M. huberi – M. includens – M. mariposa – M. peruviana – M. rufa – M. russellii – M. sericea – M. tomentosa

Name

Mezia Schwacke ex Nied., Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 3(4): 58. (1890)

• Type species: Mezia araujei Schwacke, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14(1-2, Beibl. 30): 3, pl. 1, A (1891)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Stenocalyx Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(I): 393 (1858)

Homonyms

• • Mezia Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 573. (1891) nom. illeg. hom. vide Mezilaurus Taub., Bot. Centralbl. 13(50): 21. (1892) (Lauraceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Central America Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schwacke, C.A.W. 1890. Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien'' 3(4): 58.

Additional references

• Anderson, C.E. & Anderson, W.R.† 2018. Revision of Mezia (Malpighiaceae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 75(3): 321–376. DOI: 10.1017/S096042861800015X PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Mezia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sept. 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Mezia. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 4 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Mezia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Sept. 2020.

Vernacular names

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