Pehria compacta

Pehria compacta

Pehria compacta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lythraceae
Genus: Pehria
Species: Pehria compacta

Name

Pehria compacta (Rusby) Sprague, J. Bot. 61: 238 (1923)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Grislea compacta Rusby in Descr. S. Amer. Pl.: 68 (1920)
• Heterotypic
  • Grislea herbacea Sessé & Moc. in Naturaleza (Mexico City), ser. 2, 1(App.): 57 (1888)
  • Grislea secunda Loefl. in Iter Hispan.: 245 (1758), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Central America Honduras, Nicaragua References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sprague, T. A. 1923. Pehria, nom. nov. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 61: 238–239. BHL Reference page. 
• Rusby, H.H. 1920. Descriptions of three hundred new species of South American plants, with an index to previously published South American species by the same author. 170 pp. Published by the author, New York. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pehria compacta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pehria compacta. Published online. Accessed: August 22 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Pehria compacta. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pehria compacta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 August 2023.

Vernacular names

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