Malvaceae
Ayenia

Ayenia benensis (Britton) Christenh. & Byng

First published in Global Fl. 4: 135 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peru to Bolivia and W. Brazil. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Calderon, C.E. [2848], Brazil Byttneria benensis K001213720 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [4936], Brazil Byttneria benensis K001213729 Yes
Maas, P.J.M. [408], Brazil Byttneria benensis K001213725 Yes
Smith, D. [156], Brazil Byttneria benensis K001213724 Yes
Pires, J.M. [10034], Brazil Byttneria benensis K001213730 Yes
Prance, G.T. [14533], Brazil Byttneria benensis K001213726 Yes
Silva, M.N. [332], Brazil Byttneria benensis K001213722 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [66983], Brazil Byttneria benensis K001213718 Yes
Prance, G.T. [5956], Brazil Byttneria benensis K001213727 Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A. [4302], Brazil Byttneria benensis K001213728 Yes
Teixeira, L.O.A. [733], Brazil Byttneria benensis K001213721 Yes
Rusby, H.H. [1249], Bolivia Byttneria benensis K000381147 isotype Yes
Prance, G.T. [5175], Brazil Byttneria benensis K001213719 Yes
Smith, D. [156], Brazil Byttneria benensis K001213723 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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