Thouinia acuminata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Sapindoideae
Tribus: Thouiniaeae
Genus: Thouinia
Species: Thouinia acuminata

Name

Thouinia acuminata S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 25: 145 (1890)

Note: Once synonymized with T. serrata Radlk. by Votava (1973), which was questioned by Robbins (2001) and Linares (2005), and then accepted by Garcia-Mendoza & Meave (2012), Berendsohn et al. (2016) and Villaseñor (2016).
Type: C.G. Pringle 2485 (In a barranca near Guadalajara, [Jalisco, MEXICO]; October 1889: in flower / December: in fruit; BR {BR0000005416622^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BR0000008474131^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BR0000008474193^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, LE 00003375, NDG [NDG30220^(JSTOR)], PH [PH00029996 (1027765)^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)}], RSA [RSA0005884 (102965)^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: A 00050966^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)}, CAS [CAS0004820^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], CM [CM1357 (CM260368)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], COLO [COLO00410217^(JSTOR)], F [V0071820F (105049)^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)}], G {G00096202 (163869/1)^(GBIF), G00096203 (163869/2)^(GBIF), G00096204 (163869/3)^(GBIF)}, GH 00097953^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)}, GOET [GOET010877 / 761770 / 405171^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [K000542552^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], KFTA {KFTA0001172^(JSTOR), KFTA0001173^(JSTOR)}, M-0212693 / 619917 / 277632^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, MASS [AC00320412^(JSTOR)], MEXU [PVT18901^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], MO {MO-194237 (1919127)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, MO-194238 (1919128)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, MSC [MSC0092983^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], NY {NY00387408^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)}, NY00387409^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)}}, P {P02297047^(GBIF), P02297048^(GBIF), P02297049^(GBIF)}, PUL [PUL00000248^(JSTOR), 'type at MO; ex Eli Lilly Herbarium'], S-G-6077^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, UC {UC1109196^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, UC1109197^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, 'UC1548216 incorrect barcode should be US548216'^(JSTOR)}, US {US00095195 (1360627)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, US00095196 (17666)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, US00095197 (1360628)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, YU {YU.065030^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, YU.065031^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}; Possible types: E [E00223130^(GBIF)], VT {UVMVT053357^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)} [Oct.], UVMVT026817^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)} [Dec.]}).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Thouinia acuminata var. pubicalyx Radlk. in Donn.Sm., Bot. Gaz. 18(6): 200 (1893); not accepted by Standley & Steyermark (1949) and Linares (2005) [cited as T. acuminata]
  - Types:
    - Lectotype: E.T. Heyde & E. Lux 3955 (September 1892; M-0212690 / 619914 / 277629^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [annotated so by F.V. Votava in 1973]; 'Isolectotypes': G [G00096205 (163870/1)^(GBIF)], GH 00050967^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)}, K [K000542553^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], NY [NY00387410^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], P [P02297050^(GBIF)], US [US00095201 (1360632)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]);
      - Note: Standley & Steyermark (1949) treat only this collection as type without specifying any herbarium.
    - Syntype: E.T. Heyde & E. Lux 4122 (November 1892; G [G00096206 (163871/1)^(GBIF)], K [K000542554^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], M-0212691 / 619915 / 277630^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, NY [NY00387411^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], US {US00095198 (207325)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, US00095199 (17665)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, US00095200 (1360631)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}).
  - Type locality: Guatemala.
    - 3955: Dept. Jalapa [now Santa Rosa]: mountains around Lake Ayarza [= Laguna de Ayarza], alt. 8,800^ft.
    - 4122: [Santa Rosa:] Volcan Jumaytepeque, alt. 6,000^ft.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central (Puebla), Mexico Northeast (Chihuahua, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas), Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northwest (Sonora), Mexico Southwest (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Oaxaca), Mexico Southeast (Chiapas).
Southern America
- Central America
  - El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Watson, S. 1890. Contributions to American Botany. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 25: 124–163. DOI: 10.2307/20020431 . BHL. Reference page.

Additional references

Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K., Rodríguez Delcid, D. & Olmedo Galán, P. 2016. Nova Silva Cuscatlanica: Árboles nativos e introducidos de El Salvador: Parte 3: Angiospermae - Familias R a Z y Gymnospermae. Englera 29(3): 1–356. ISBN 978-3-946292-03-6. DOI: 10.3372/en.29.293 . JSTOR . Reference page. [see page 77]
Donnell Smith, J. 1893. Undescribed plants from Guatemala. XI. Botanical Gazette 18(6): 197–211, pls. 21–23. BHL . JSTOR . Reference page.
García-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) 2012. Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies). Ed. 2. 351 pp. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. ISBN 978-607-02-2434-8. Reference page.
Linares, J.L. 2003[2005]. Listado comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la República de El Salvador. Ceiba 44(2): 105–268. Reference page. [see page 203]
Robbins, R.L. 2001. Thouinia acuminata. In: Stevens, W.D., Ulloa Ulloa, C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (eds.) Flora de Nicaragua. Vols. 1–3. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85(1–3): i–xlii, 1–2666. ISBN 0-915279-95-9. Online version on Tropicos. Reference page. [page 2331]
Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. 1949. Flora of Guatemala – Part VI. Fieldiana: Botany 24(6): I–V, 1–440. BHL Reference page. [see page 270]
Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. [see page 884]
Votava, F.V. 1973. A taxonomic revision of the genus Thouinia (Sapindaceae). Unpublished Ph. D. thesis, Columbia University. – New York. Reference page. [see page 202]

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Thouinia acuminata. Accessed: 2024 September 12.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Thouinia serrata. Accessed: 2024 September 13.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Thouinia acuminata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Thouinia acuminata. Published online. Accessed: 12 September 2024. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Thouinia acuminata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 September 2024.