Sphyrospermum Poepp. & Endl.
First published in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 4 (1835)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Mexico to Tropical America.
Distribution
Native to:
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Sophoclesia Klotzsch in Linnaea 24: 29 (1851)
Accepted Species
- Sphyrospermum boekei Luteyn
- Sphyrospermum buesii A.C.Sm.
- Sphyrospermum buxifolium Poepp. & Endl.
- Sphyrospermum campanulatum Luteyn
- Sphyrospermum dissimile (S.F.Blake) Luteyn
- Sphyrospermum dolichanthum Luteyn
- Sphyrospermum flaviflorum A.C.Sm.
- Sphyrospermum glutinosum Luteyn & Pedraza
- Sphyrospermum grandiflorum Cornejo & Pedraza
- Sphyrospermum grandifolium (Hoerold) A.C.Sm.
- Sphyrospermum haughtii A.C.Sm.
- Sphyrospermum lanceolatum Luteyn
- Sphyrospermum linearifolium Al.Rodr. & J.F.Morales
- Sphyrospermum microphyllum Sleumer
- Sphyrospermum munchiqueense Luteyn
- Sphyrospermum muscicola (Hook.) A.C.Sm.
- Sphyrospermum revolutum Luteyn
- Sphyrospermum rotundifolium Luteyn
- Sphyrospermum sessiliflorum Luteyn
- Sphyrospermum sodiroi (Hoerold) A.C.Sm.
- Sphyrospermum spruceanum Sleumer
- Sphyrospermum xanthocarpum Pedraza
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Luteyn, J.L. & Pedraza-Peñalosa, P. (2013). Nomenclature, taxonomy, and conservation of the neotropical genus Sphyrospermum (Ericaceae: Vaccinieae), including five new species for Colombia. Phytotaxa 79: 1-29.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0