Bourreria virgata (Sw.) G.Don

First published in Gen. Hist. 4: 389 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Florida (incl. Keys), Cuba to W. Puerto Rico. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Gottschling, M. & Miller, J.S. (2018). A taxonomic revision of the New World species of Bourreria (Ehretiaceae, Boraginales). Systematic Botany Monographs 103: 1-100.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hamilton, M.A.; Monsegur, O. & Sustache, J.A. [MAH1080] Puerto Rico K000679897 Yes
Wright, A. [3118] Cuba Bourreria divaricata K000096824 Type Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H7007] Mexico Bourreria maritima K000096823 Type Yes
Urban, I. [622] Puerto Rico Bourreria virgata var. vestita K000096828 Type Yes
Fuertes, M. [122] Dominican Republic Bourreria virgata var. vestita K000096829 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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