Malvaceae

Ayenia L.

First published in Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 17: 24 (1756)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Suriname, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Marquesas, Society Is., Tuamotu

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1991 Zamora, N.; Jiménez, Q. [1312] Costa Rica K000381121 Isotype Yes
Tweedie [390] K001214075 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [12082] Mexico K000381119 Type Yes
Hatschbach, G. [27997] Brazil K001214096 Yes
Krapovickas, A. [14429] Brazil K001214082 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [28423] Brazil K001214093 Yes
Giulietti, A.M. [s.n.] Brazil K001214092 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [59054] Brazil K001214079 Yes
Cristóbal, C. [s.n.] Mexico K000381120 Type Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] K001214077 Yes
Wygodzinsky; Albuquerque [s.n.] Brazil K000381107 Type Yes
Arbo, M.M. [5030] Brazil K001214091 Yes
Arbo, M.M. [4462] Brazil K001214095 Yes
Noblick, L.R. [1903] Brazil K000381110 Type Yes
Krapovickas, A. [30173] Brazil K000381111 Type Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J,G.A.; Souza, F.B.; Harley, R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [5842] Brazil K001214097 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001214076 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [18898] Brazil K000381106 Type Yes
Anderson, W.R. [8913] Brazil K001214094 Yes
Gregory, W.C. [10569] Brazil K001214081 Yes
Harley, R.M. [18622] Brazil Rayleya K000381146 Type Yes
Harley, R.M. [18622] Brazil Rayleya K000381145 Isotype Yes
Giulietti, A.M. [7097] Brazil Rayleya K001213785 Yes
Spruce, R. [6024] Ecuador Buettneria K000201192 Yes
Spruce, R. [4956] Peru Buettneria K000201191 Yes
Spruce, R. [3900] Peru Buettneria K000201194 Yes
Spruce, R. [4956] Peru Buettneria K000201190 Yes
Jan 1, 2015 Poilane, E. [28082] Laos Byttneria K001045556 No
Jan 1, 2015 Awa Enjah et al. [S. 81624] Malaysia Byttneria K001045555 No
Jan 1, 2010 Hamilton, W.D. [136] Brazil Byttneria K001213771 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Vargas, C. [9736] Peru Byttneria K000543676 Isotype Yes
Oct 1, 2009 Nguyen, V.D., et al. [HNK 2043] Vietnam Byttneria K000611092 No
Jul 1, 2008 Newman, M.F., et al. [1038] Thailand Byttneria K000224971 No
Feb 1, 2008 Larsen, K.; et al. [43500] Thailand Byttneria K000224827 No
Feb 1, 2008 Julia, S.; et al. [146340] Malaysia Byttneria K000224818 No
Jan 9, 2006 Boyce, P.C. [858] Vietnam Byttneria K000223776 No
Jan 9, 2006 Middleton, D.J., et al. [1351] Thailand Byttneria K000223774 No
Jan 9, 2006 Middleton, D.J., et al. [867] Thailand Byttneria K000223773 No
Jan 1, 1990 Milliken, W.; Bowles, S. [238] Brazil Byttneria K001213752 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Mori, S.A.; Santos, T.S.; Thompson, C.B. [11233] Brazil Byttneria K001213510 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Asplund, E. [15382] Ecuador Byttneria K000381150 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Testu, G.M.P.C. [218] Byttneria K000044860 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Pobéguin, M. [231] Cote d'Ivoire Byttneria K000044855 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Millen, H. [194] Nigeria Byttneria K000044861 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1959 Baron, R. [4627] Madagascar Byttneria K000241683 Isotype Yes
Lewis, G.P. [1473] Brazil Byttneria K001213590 Yes
Harley, R.M.:Hind,, D.J.N.; Mayo, S.J. [27312] Brazil Byttneria K001213593 Yes
Glaziou, A. [20730] Brazil Byttneria K001213574 Yes
Krapovickas, A. [42813] Brazil Byttneria K001213563 Yes
Pires, M.J. [1934] Brazil Byttneria K001213777 Yes
Maingay, A.C. [2991] Malaysia Byttneria K000671971 Type Yes
Maingay, A.C. [2991] Malaysia Byttneria K000671972 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce, R. [1025] Byttneria K001213573 Yes
Harley, R.M. [24726] Brazil Byttneria K:SPC-53909.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3529] Tanzania Byttneria K:SPC-11832.000 No
Pereira, B.A.S. [235] Brazil Byttneria K001213784 Yes
Pirani, J.R. [1771] Brazil Byttneria K001213775 Yes
Santos, E.P. [194] Brazil Byttneria K001213689 Yes
Burchell [8593] Brazil Byttneria K001213557 Yes
Mendonça, R.C. [16] Brazil Byttneria K001213769 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1149] Burma Byttneria K001112233 Unknown Type Material Yes
Philcox, D. [4847] Brazil Byttneria K001213770 Yes
Harley, R.M. [16087] Brazil Byttneria K001213571 Yes
Pirani, J.R. [1771] Brazil Byttneria K001213774 Yes
Leitão Filho, H.F. [6074] Brazil Byttneria K001213780 Yes
Anderson, W.R. [s.n.] Brazil Byttneria K001213588 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [56486] Brazil Byttneria K001213596 Yes
Hoehne, W. [12644] Brazil Byttneria K001213767 Yes
Silva, E.L.S. [650] Brazil Byttneria K001213595 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1144] India Byttneria K000639531 Unknown Type Material Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil Byttneria K001213575 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Byttneria K001132306 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lima, J. [733] Brazil Byttneria K001213592 Yes
Lima, A. [s.n.] Brazil Byttneria K001213782 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [24629] Brazil Byttneria K001213768 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; J.E.Paula; R.C.Mendonça; A; Salles, .H. [856] Brazil Byttneria K001213579 Yes
Pirani, J.R. [1714] Brazil Byttneria K001213773 Yes
Baillon [s.n.] Madagascar Byttneria K000241679 Unknown Type Material Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Grear, J.W.; Santos, R.R. [16883] Brazil Byttneria K001213562 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Indonesia Byttneria K001132303 Unknown Type Material Yes
Arbo, M.M. [3694] Brazil Byttneria K001213681 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [74289] Brazil Byttneria K001213691 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil Byttneria K001213585 Yes
Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A.; Bertoldo, J. [3694] Brazil Byttneria K001213558 Yes
Martius [1251] Brazil Byttneria K001213569 Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [5482] Brazil Byttneria K001213577 Yes
Glaziou, A. [14514] Brazil Byttneria K001213576 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [858] Vietnam Byttneria K:SPC-72431.000 No
Heringer, E.P. [17284] Brazil Byttneria K001213680 Yes
Burchell [4262] Brazil Byttneria K001213586 Yes
Prance, G.T. [10773] Brazil Byttneria K001213750 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1144] India Byttneria K000639529 Type Yes
Meller [s.n.] Madagascar Byttneria K000241675 Type Yes
Greve, M. [72] Madagascar Byttneria K000241681 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 1144] Byttneria K001112226 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hoehne, W. [12176] Brazil Byttneria K001213568 Yes
Claussen [s.n.] Brazil Byttneria K001213584 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [6162] Brazil Byttneria K001213591 Yes
Sobral, M. [4339] Brazil Byttneria K001213783 Yes
Ribas, O.S.; Pereira, L.B.S. [2428] Brazil Byttneria K001213566 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1150] Burma Byttneria K001112234 Type Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Grear, J.W.; Santos, R.R. [17442] Brazil Byttneria K001213561 Yes
Prance, G.T. [6053] Brazil Byttneria K001213781 Yes
Prance, G.T. [24323] Brazil Byttneria K001213749 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [5567] Brazil Byttneria K001213589 Yes
Pereira, B.A.S. [212] Brazil Byttneria K001213779 Yes
Harley, R.M. [18197] Brazil Byttneria K001213578 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [25963] Brazil Byttneria K001213583 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Byttneria K001132305 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hopkins, M.J.G. [787] Brazil Byttneria K001213594 Yes
Greve [218] Madagascar Byttneria K000241686 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil Byttneria K001213567 Yes
Irwin, H.S. [11434] Brazil Byttneria K001213581 Yes
Pirani, J.R. [1714] Brazil Byttneria K001213776 Yes
Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A.; Bertoldo, J. [3694] Brazil Byttneria K001213559 Yes
Pereira, B.A.S. [212] Brazil Byttneria K001213580 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16087] Brazil Byttneria K001213570 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [10318] Brazil Byttneria K001213778 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1148] Burma Byttneria K001112232 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hatschbach, G. [76652] Brazil Byttneria K001213565 Yes
Greve, M. [s.n.] Madagascar Byttneria K000241680 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1144] India Byttneria K000639530 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Byttneria K001132304 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell [4262] Brazil Byttneria K001213587 Yes
Claussen [s.n.] Brazil Byttneria K001213572 Yes
Philcox, D. [4099] Brazil Byttneria K001213560 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [4740] Sierra Leone Byttneria K000044858 No
Anderson, W.R. [10975] Brazil Byttneria K001213772 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1151] Burma Byttneria K001112235 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kurz, S. [s.n.] India Byttneria K000671982 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hatschbach, G. [31525] Brazil Byttneria K001213582 Yes

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