Byttneriaceae R.Br.

First published in Voy. Terra Austral. 540. 1814 [19 Jul 1814] , as 'Buttneriaceae'; conserved here, but also found in the preprint Gen. Rem.: 8 (before 11 July 1814) (1814)nom. cons.
This name is a synonym of Malvaceae

Publications

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Bayer, C. & Kubitzki, K. (2003). Malvaceae. In: K. Kubitzki & C. Bayer (eds), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 5: 225–311. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Subfamily Byttnerioideae, pp. 241–247; subfamily Bombacoideae, pp. 271–277; subfamily Malvoideae, pp. 277–311.)
  • Cheek, M. R. (2007). Bombacaceae, p. 65; Brownlowiaceae, p. 71; Byttneriaceae, p. 76; Durionaceae, p. 134; Helicteraceae, p. 165; Malvaceae, pp. 201–202; Pentapetaceae, pp. 247–248; Sparmanniaceae, pp. 307–308; Sterculiaceae, pp. 311–312; Tiliaceae, pp. 321–322. In: V. H. Heywood, R. K. Brummitt, A. Culham & O. Seberg (eds), Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fryxell, P. A. (2004b). Sterculiaceae. In: N. Smith, S. A. Mori, A. Henderson, D. W. Stevenson & S. V. Heald (eds), Flowering Plants of the Neotropics, pp. 360–362. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

Neotropikey

  • "Cristóbal, C.L. (1960).  Revisión del género ""Ayenia"". Opera Lilloana 4: 1-230."
  • "Whitlock, B.A., Bayer, C. & Baum, D.A. (2001).  Phylogenetic Relationships and Floral Evolution of the Byttnerioideae (""Sterculiaceae"" or Malvaceae s.l.) Based on Sequences of the chloroplast Gene, ndhF. Systematic Botany 26(2): 420-437."
  • Alverson, W.S., Karol, K.G., Baum, D.A., Chase, M.W., Swensen, S.M., McCourt, R. & Systma, K.J. (1998).  Circumscription of the Malvales and relationships to other Rosidae: Evidence from rbcL sequence data. American J. Bot. 85: 876-887.
  • Alverson, W.S., Whitlock, B.A., Nyffeler, R., Bayer, C. & Baum, D.A. (1999).  Phylogeny of core Malvales: Evidence from ndhF sequence data. American J. Bot. 86: 1474-1486.
  • Baum, D.A., Smith, S.D., Yen, A., Alverson, W.S., Nyffeler, R., Whitlock, B.A., & Oldham, R.L. (2004).  Phylogenetic relationships of Malvatheca (Bombacoideae and Malvoideae; Malvaceae sensu lato) as inferred from plastid DNA sequences. American J. Bot. 91: (1863)-(1871).
  • Bayer, C. & Kubitzki, K. (2002).  Malvaceae, Byttnerioideae. In: K. Kubitzki, & C. Bayer (eds). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants vol. V, pp. 241-247. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
  • Bayer, C. (1999).  The bicolor unit - homology and transformation of an inflorescence structure unique to core Malvales. Plant Syst. Evol. 214: 187-198.
  • Bayer, C., Fay, M.F., Bruijn, A.Y. de, Savolainen, V., Morton, C.M., Kubitzki, K., Alverson, W.S. & Chase, M.W. (1999).  Support for an expanded family concept of Malvaceae within a recircumscribed order Malvales: a combined analusis of plastid atpB and rbcL DNA sequences.  Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 129: 267-303.
  • Bornstein, A.J. (1989). Sterculiaceae. In: Howard, R.A. (ed.). Flora of the Lesser Antilles: Leeward and Windward vol. 5, pp. 272-292. Jamaica Plain, Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University.
  • Bovini, M.G., Esteves, G. & Duarte, M.C. (2010). Malvaceae. In: Forzza, R.C. et al. (eds.). Catálogo de Plantas e Fungos do Brasil, pp. 1201-1227. Institúto de Pesquisas Jardím Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de
  • Cristobal, C.L. (1998). Sterculiaceae fam. 178.  In: Hunziker, A.T. (ed.).  Flora fanerogamica Argentina.  Fasciculo 57, 32pp.  Proflora, Cordoba.
  • Cristóbal, C.L. & Saunders, J.G. (2008).  Sterculiaceae. In: Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur vol. 3, pp. 3055-3064. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Cristóbal, C.L. (1976).  Estudio taxonomico del genero Byttneria Loefling (Sterculiaceae).  Bonplandia 4: 3-428.
  • Cristóbal, C.L. (1981).  Rayleya, nueva Sterculiaceae de Bahia - Brasil. Bonplandia 5: 43-50.
  • Cristóbal, C.L. (2001).  Sterculiaceae. In: Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (eds.). Flora de Nicaragua tomo III, pp. 2428-2437. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden vol. 85.  St. Louis.
  • Cristóbal, C.L. (2007).  Sterculiaceae de Paraguay, I.  Ayenia, Byttneria, Guazuma, Helicteres, Melochia y Sterculia. Bonplandia 16(1-2): 5-142.
  • Cristóbal, C.L., Saunders, J.G., & Berry, P.E. (2005).  Sterculiaceae.  In: Berry, P.E., Holst, B.K. & Yatskievych, K. (eds.).  Flora of the Venezuelan Guyana vol. 9, pp. 248-280.  Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
  • Door, L.J. & Fryxell, P.A. (1999).  Sterculiaceae. In: Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador, pp. 918-922. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Door, L.J. (2002).  Sterculiaceae. In: S.A. Mori, G. Cremers, C.A. Gracie, J.-J. de Granville, S.V. Heald, M. Hoff & J.D. Mitchell (eds.). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Central French Guiana, pp. 700-706.  Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 76, part 2.  New York Botanical Garden Press.
  • Fryxell, P.A. (2004).  Sterculiaceae. In: N. Smith, S.A. Mori, A. Henderson D.W. Stevenson & S.V. Heald (eds). Flowering Plants of the Neotropics, pp. 360-362. Princeton University Press, Princeton.
  • García, P.E., Schönswetter, P., Aguilar, J.F., Feliner, G.N., & Schneeweiss, G.M. (2009).  Five molecular markers reveal extensive morphological homoplasy and reticulate evolution in the Malva alliance (Malvaceae). Mol. Phyl. Evol. 50: 226-239.
  • Goldberg, A. (1975).  The genus Melochia (Sterculiaceae). Contr. U.S. Nat. Herb. 34(5): 191-363.
  • Hinsley, S.R. (2013).  MALVACEAE info.  http://www.malvaceae.info/index.html (accessed 17/01/(2013)
  • Janeiro. Cheek, M.R. (2007).  Byttneriaceae, p. 76. In: V.H. Heywood, R.K. Brummitt, A. Culham, & 0. Seberg (eds). Flowering Plant Families of the World, pp. 241-247. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Klitgård, B.B., Grace, O. & Tredwell, E. (2010) onwards).  Theobroma cacao (cocoa tree) - species page. http://www.kew.org/plants-fungi/Theobroma-cacao.htm
  • La Duke, J.C. & Doebley, J. (1995).  A chloroplast DNA based phylogeny of the Malvaceae. Systematic Botany 20: 259-271.
  • Merello, M.C., Cristóbal, C.L. & Dorr, L.J. (1993). Sterculiaceae. In: Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (eds.). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru, pp. 1137-1142. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden vol. 45. St. Louis.
  • Milliken, W. & Albert, B. (1999).  Yanomami: A Forest People. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nyffeler, R., Bayer, S., Alverson, S.A., Yen, A., Whitlock, B.A., Chase, M.W., Baum, D.A. (2005).  Phylogenetic analysis of the Malvadendrina clade (Malvaceae s.l.) based on plastid DNA sequences.  Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 5: 109-123.
  • Pfeil, B.E. & Crisp, M.D. (2005).  What to do with Hibiscus? A proposed nomenclatural resolution for a large and well known genus of Malvaceae and comments on paraphyly. Australian Syst. Bot. 18: 49-60.
  • Ried K, Sullivan TR, Fakler P, Frank OR, Stocks NP. (2012). Effect of cocoa on blood pressure. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 8. Art. No.: CD008893. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008893.pub2.
  • Robyns, A. & Cuatrecasas. (1964).  Sterculiaceae, family 117. In: Woodson, R.E. & Schery, R.W. (eds.) Flora of Panama part VI. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 51: 69-107.
  • Rondon, J.B., Cumana C., L.J. (2005).  Revision taxonomica del genero Theobroma (Sterculiaceae) en Venezuela.  Acta Bot. Venezuel. 28: 113-133.
  • Rose, J.N. (1897).  A Synopsis of the American Species of Hermannia. Contrib. US National Herbarium 5(3): 130-131.
  • Ruiz, E. (2005).  Sterculiaceae. In: Marticorena, C. & Rodrígues, R. (eds.). Flora de Chile vol. 2(3), pp. 20-21. Universidad de Concepción, Concepción.
  • Saunders, J. G. (2005). New species of Waltheria (Hermannieae, Byttnerioideae, Malvaceae) from Paraguay, Argentina, and Venezuela, and two new records for Paraguay. Darwiniana 43(1-4): 201-211.
  • Saunders, J.G. (1993).  Four new distylous species of Waltheria (Sterculiaceae) and a key to the Mexican and Central American species and species groups. Syst. Bot. 18: 356-376.
  • Saunders, J.G. (1995).  Systematics and Evolution of Waltheria (Sterculiaceae-Hermannieae). Ph.D. diss. The University of Texas at Austin. 854 pp.
  • Silva, C.R.S. & Figueira, A. (2005).  Phylogenetic analysis of Theobroma (Sterculiaceae) based on Kunitz like trypsin inhibitor sequences.  Plant Systematics & Evolution 250: 93-104.
  • Stevens, P. F. (2001) onwards).  Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June (2008) (visited 6th Feb. (2013). http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/.
  • Whitlock, B.A. & Baum, D.A. (1999).  Phylogenetic relationships of Theobroma and Herrania (Sterculiaceae) based on sequences of the nuclear gene vicilin. Systematic Botany 24(2): 12-138.
  • Whitlock, B.A. & Hale, A.M. (2011).  The Phylogeny of Ayenia, Byttneria, and Rayleya (Malvaceae s.l.) and Its Implications for the Evolution of Growth Forms. Systematic Botany 36(1): 129-136.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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