Stemodia durantifolia

Stemodia durantifolia

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

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Gratioleae
Genus: Stemodia
Species: Stemodia durantifolia
Varieties: S. d. var. chilensis – S. d. var. durantifolia

Name

• Stemodia durantifolia (L.) Sw., 1791

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Stemodiacra durantifolia (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 466 (1891)
  • Capraria durantifolia L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1116 (1759)
  • Capraria ternata Lancry in Encycl. Méth., Agric. 2: 653 (1792), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina South, Paraguay Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Western South America Chile Central, Chile North, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona Regional: Southwestern USA California Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Florida References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O.P., 1791. Observationes Botanicae quibus Plantae Indiae Occidentalis aliaeque Systematis Vegetabilium: 240

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Stemodia durantifolia. Published online. Accessed: July 26 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Stemodia durantifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Stemodia durantifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 July 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• العربية: ديا دورانتيفولي
• English: whitewoolly twintip

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