Ericaceae
Arbutus

Arbutus mollis Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 281 (1819)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Durango to Oaxaca). It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • González-Elizondo, M.S., González-Elizondo,, M. & Zamudio, S. (2012). Delimitación taxonómica de Arbutus mollis y A. occidentalis (Ericaceae). Acta Botanica Mexicana 101: 49-81. Instituto de Ecología A.C.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Arbutus xalapensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • González-Elizondo, M.S., González-Elizondo,, M. & Zamudio, S. (2012). Delimitación taxonómica de Arbutus mollis y A. occidentalis (Ericaceae). Acta Botanica Mexicana 101: 49-81. Instituto de Ecología A.C.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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/
    • © 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 2026. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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