Rochefortia Sw.
First published in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 53 (1788)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Venezuela to Peru, Caribbean.
Distribution
Native to:
Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Diplostylis H.Karst. & Triana in J.J.Triana, Nuev. Jen. Esp.: 25 (1854 publ. 1855)
Accepted Species
- Rochefortia acanthophora (A.DC.) Griseb.
- Rochefortia barloventensis Irimia & Gottschling
- Rochefortia cubensis Britton & P.Wilson
- Rochefortia cuneata Sw.
- Rochefortia holguinensis G.Klotz
- Rochefortia oblanceata G.Klotz
- Rochefortia oblongata Urb. & Ekman
- Rochefortia septentrionalis G.Klotz
- Rochefortia spinosa (Jacq.) Urb.
- Rochefortia stellata Britton & P.Wilson
- Rochefortia victoriniana G.Klotz
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
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