Lythraceae
Heimia

Heimia myrtifolia Cham. & Schltdl.

First published in Linnaea 2: 347 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil to NE. Argentina. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Paraguay, Uruguay

Introduced into:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mauritius, Réunion

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 90-106: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1990). Flore des Mascareignes 90-106: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Cunha, C. [6] Brazil K001066846 Yes
Oct 13, 1989 Mueller, F. [211] Brazil K001066834 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Vieira, L.L. [s.n.] Brazil K001066838 Yes
Dec 30, 1967 Pabst, G.; Pereira, E. [6716] Brazil K001066842 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Lourteig, A. [2199] Brazil K001066843 Yes
Mar 10, 1966 Hatschbach, G.G.; Haas, J.H., de [13823] Brazil K001066840 Yes
Mar 1, 1944 Kuhlmann, M. [s.n.] Brazil K001066845 Yes
May 1, 1902 Weir, J. [337] Brazil K001066824 Yes
May 1, 1902 Weir, J. [337] Brazil K001066825 Yes
Dusén, P. [16239] Brazil K001066830 Yes
Rambo, B. [46882] Brazil K001066835 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000528492 Unknown Type Material Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K001066823 Yes
Rambo, B. [32789] Brazil K001066839 Yes
Rambo, B. [42841] Brazil K001066841 Yes
Rambo, B. [40036] Brazil K001066836 Yes
Rambo, B. [39367] Brazil K001066832 Yes
Rambo, B. [40182] Brazil K001066831 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [19164] Brazil K001066827 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001066829 Yes
Dusén, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001066833 Yes
Tweedie, J. [447] Brazil K001066828 Yes
Rambo, B. [39314] Brazil K001066837 Yes
[Sellow] [s.n.] Brazil K000528493 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [11966] Brazil K001066844 Yes
Tweedie, J. [s.n.] Brazil K001066826 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0