Woodfordia (Lythraceae)

Woodfordia fruticosa

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: Woodfordia
Species: W. fruticosa – W. uniflora

Name

Woodfordia Salisb., Parad. Lond. 1: t. 42. (1806)

• Type species: Woodfordia floribunda Salisb., nom. superfl. = Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz, in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 40: 56. (1871)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acistoma Zipp. ex Span. in Linnaea 15: 202 (1841)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Asia-temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast Continental:Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Thailand Regional: Indo- Vietnam, Laos Continental:Africa Regional: Western Africa Cameroon, Nigeria Regional: Central Africa Chad Regional: Mascareñas Comoros Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Salisbury, R.A. 1805(–1808). The Paradisus Londinensis: or coloured figures of plants cultivated in the vicinity of the metropolis. Vol. 1–2. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Woodfordia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Woodfordia. Published online. Accessed: August 23 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Woodfordia. 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 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Woodfordia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 August 2023.

Vernacular names

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