Malvaceae
Luehea

Luehea macrophylla Pohl

First published in Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2: 127 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Mexico to Central America, Cuba, N. Peru to Brazil. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico Southeast, Panamá, Peru

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2024). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.637.3.4. epublication.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.542.2.5. epublication. [Cited as Luehea rufescens.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2024). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.637.3.4. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

This taxon has a temporary IPNI identifier and therefore an IPNI link cannot be provided, read more about this on the about powo page.

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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