Apocynaceae
Orthosia

Orthosia scoparia (Nutt.) Liede & Meve

First published in Novon 18: 207 (2008)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. U.S.A. to Caribbean. It is a liana and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, South Carolina

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2024). https://doi.org/10.3417/2024795. epublication.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 14: 1-505. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Rapini, A. (2010). Revisitando as Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae) da Cadeia do Espiniaço. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 28: 97-123.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 14: 1-505. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • USDA, NRCS (2005-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2002 Burchell [4656] Brazil K000096440 Yes
Wright, C. [2262] Cuba K000196953 Type Yes
Glaziou [5935] Brazil K000095896 Yes
Rambo, B. [45443] Brazil K000096527 Yes
Burchell [2050] Brazil K000096528 Yes
Jamaica K000196944 Type Yes
Rapini, A.; Carvalho, M.R. [932] Brazil K001060874 Yes
Rambo, B. [45566] Brazil K000096438 Yes
Keller, H.A.; Franco, M.M.; Ramirez, R. [12096] Argentina K001553759 Yes
Glaziou [5937] Brazil K000095889 Yes
Burchell [5381] Brazil K000095897 Yes
Jamaica K000196943 Type Yes
Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil K000095888 Yes
Riedel [2272] Brazil K000095895 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [16008] Bolivia K001334216 No
Rambo, B. [47131] Brazil K000095899 Yes
Sellow [758] Brazil K000095893 Yes
Wright, C. [2963] Cuba K000196949 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fox [25] Brazil K000095898 Isolectotype Yes
Dusén, P. [8149] Brazil K000095890 Yes
Rauscher, I. [vil 24] Brazil K000095891 Yes
Burchell, W., J. [3814] Brazil K000095903 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dusén, P. [128a] Brazil K000096471 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [III 890] Brazil K000095894 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Klein, R.M. [13640] Brazil K000095902 Isolectotype Yes
Widgren Brazil K000095904 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rambo, B. [46836] Brazil K000095900 Yes
Lindeman, J.C.; Haas, J.H. [677] Brazil K000095892 Yes
Rambo, B. [47275] Brazil K000095901 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [16008] Bolivia Metastelma scoparium K:SPC-74234.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0