Elachyptera floribunda

Elachyptera floribunda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Celastrales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Celastrales

Familia: Celastraceae
Genus: Elachyptera
Species: Elachyptera floribunda

Name

Elachyptera floribunda (Benth.) A.C.Sm., Brittonia 3: 387 (1940).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hippocratea floribunda Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 78 (1844).
• Heterotypic
  • Hippocratea lanceifolia Lundell, Phytologia 1: 338 (1939).
  • Salacia scabra (Vahl) DC., Prodr. 1: 570 (1824).
  • Salacia scandens (Aubl.) Paxton, Pocket Bot. Dict.: 277 (1840).
  • Tonsella scabra Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 29 (1805).
  • Tonsella scandens (Aubl.) Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 17 (1791).
  • Tontelea floribunda Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 385 (1872).
  • Tontelea scabra Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 2: 29 (1805).
  • Tontelea scandens Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane: 31 (1775).

References

Primary references

• Smith, A.C. 1940. Elachyptera. Brittonia 3(3): 383–391. DOI: 10.2307/2804627, JSTOR Reference page. 
• Bentham, G. 1844–1846. The botany of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., C.B., F.R.G.S, etc. during the years 1836–42. 195 pp., 60 tt. Smith, Elder and Co., London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Elachyptera floribunda in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Elachyptera floribunda. Published online. Accessed: 25. Sep. 2025. Reference page.

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