Caamembeca

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Caamembeca
Name

Caamembeca J.F.B.Pastore, Kew Bull. 67(3): 437. 2012.
Synonymy

Homotypic
Polygala sect. Ligustrina Chodat, Arch. Sci. Phys. Nat., pér. 3, 25(6): 698(697–699). 1891. – Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2,2): 2, 73. 1893. – non Ligustrina Rupr., Beitr. Pflanzenk. Russ. Reiches 11: 55. 1859.
Type species: Polygala ligustroides A.St.-Hil. & Moq., Ann. Soc. Sci. Orléans 9: 55. 1828. – Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 370. 1828. – Lectotype designated by Paiva (1998), p. 147.
Polygala subg. Ligustrina (Chodat) Paiva, Fontqueria 50: 147. 1998.

Heterotypic
Polygala sect. Laureolae Bernardi, Cavanillesia Alt. 1: 317(–318). 2000.
Type species: Polygala laureola A.St.-Hil. & Moq., Ann. Soc. Sci. Orléans 9: 55. 1828. – Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 341. 1828.

Overview of species
Accepted species

C. amazonensis – C. autranii – C. formosa – C. gigantea – C. grandifolia – C. insignis – C. martinellii – C. oleifolia – C. oxyphylla – C. salicifolia – C. spectabilis – C. ulei – C. warmingiana
Source(s) of checklist:
List based on accepted species according to Pastore (2012), Pastore et al. (2017), and Pastore (2017).
Names in synonymy

C. bangiana – C. laureola
References
Primary references

Paiva, J.A.R. 1998. Polygalarum africanarum et madagascariensium prodromus atque gerontogaei generis Heterosamara Kuntze, a genere Polygala L. segregati et a nobis denuo recepti, synopsis monographica. Fontqueria 50: I–VI, 1–346. PDF Reference page.
Pastore, J.F.B. 2012. Caamembeca: generic status and new name for Polygala subgenus Ligustrina (Polygalaceae). Kew Bulletin 67: 435–442. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-012-9360-x JSTOR PDF Reference page.

Additional references

Pastore, J.F.B. 2017. Caamembeca salicifolia, a new combination for a Brazilian species of Polygalaceae. Phytotaxa 305: 222–224. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.305.3.10 Reference page.
Pastore, J.F.B., Abbott, J.R., Neubig, K.M., Whitten, W.M., Mascarenhas, R.B., Mota, M.C.A. & Van den Berg, C. 2017. A molecular phylogeny and taxonomic notes in Caamembeca (Polygalaceae). Systematic Botany 42: 54–62. DOI: 10.1600/036364417X694935 PDF Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Caamembeca. Published online. Accessed: 27 March 2019.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Caamembeca.
Hassler, M. 2019. Caamembeca. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 27. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2019. Caamembeca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 March 2019.
Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Caamembeca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 March 2019.
Caamembeca in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 27 March 2019.

Caamembeca is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae.[1]

Its native range is Southern America.[1]

Species:[1]

Caamembeca amazonensis (Marques & E.F.Guim.) J.F.B.Pastore
Caamembeca autranii (Chodat) J.F.B.Pastore
Caamembeca formosa J.F.B.Pastore
Caamembeca gigantea (Chodat) J.F.B.Pastore
Caamembeca grandifolia (A.St.-Hil. & Moq.) J.F.B.Pastore
Caamembeca insignis (Klotzsch ex Chodat) J.F.B.Pastore
Caamembeca martinellii (Marques & E.F.Guim.) J.F.B.Pastore
Caamembeca oleifolia (A.St.-Hil. & Moq.) J.F.B.Pastore
Caamembeca oxyphylla (DC.) J.F.B.Pastore
Caamembeca salicifolia (Poir.) J.F.B.Pastore
Caamembeca spectabilis (DC.) J.F.B.Pastore
Caamembeca ulei (Taub.) J.F.B.Pastore
Caamembeca warmingiana (A.W.Benn.) J.F.B.Pastore

References

"Caamembeca J.F.B.Pastore | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 2021.