Pachylecythis marcgraaviana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Lecythidoideae
Genus: Pachylecythis
Species: Pachylecythis marcgraaviana

Name

Pachylecythis marcgraaviana (Miers) O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick, Harvard Pap. Bot. 29: 167 (2024)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lecythis marcgraaviana Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 210. (1874)

References

Primary references

• Vargas, O.M., Larson, D.A., Batista, J., Cornejo, X., Luize, B.G., Medellín-Zabala, D., Ribeiro, M., Smith, N.P., Smith, S.A., Vicentini, A. & Dick, C.W. 2024. Reclassification of the Bertholletia Clade of the Brazil Nut Family (Lecythidaceae) Based on a Phylogenetic Analysis of Plastome and Target Sequence Capture Data. Harvard Papers in Botany 29(1): 159–179. DOI: 10.3100/hpib.v29iss1.2024.n18 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pachylecythis marcgraaviana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Pachylecythis marcgraaviana. Published online. Accessed: 21 November 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Pachylecythis marcgraaviana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 November 2025. Reference page.