Deeringothamnus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Magnoliids
Ordo: Magnoliales

Familia: Annonaceae
Subfamilia: Annonoideae
Tribus: Annoneae
Genus: Deeringothamnus
Species: D. pulchellus – D. rugelii
Name

Deeringothamnus Small Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 51(9): 389–391. (1924)

Type species: Deeringothamnus pulchellus Small Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 51(9): 389–391. (1924)

Note: There is some uncertainty regarding the taxonomy and circumscription of this genus and therefore this page is an opinion - see discussion page and references.
References

Small, J.K. 1924. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 51(9): 389–391.
Hassler, M. 2017. Deeringothamnus. 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. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Nov. 4. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Deeringothamnus. Published online. Accessed: July 22 2016.
Mercer, E., Griffin, B., Steele, J., Goodrich, K.R. & Bush, C.M. 2015. Phylogenetic relationships of Asimina and Deeringothamnus (Annonaceae) based on morphology, floral scent chemistry, and Inter-Simple Sequence Repeat data. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 143(1): 58-68. DOI: 10.3159/TORREY-D-14-00045.1 Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2016. Deeringothamnus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 July 23.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Deeringothamnus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
Ward, D.B. 2001. New Combinations in the Florida Flora. Novon 11(1): 360–365. Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: False Pawpaw

Deeringothamnus (known as "false pawpaw") is a genus of flowering plants with two species, belonging to the Annonaceae family.[1] They are native to Florida. Both are federally listed endangered species of the United States.
Species

Deeringothamnus pulchellus
Deeringothamnus rugelii

References

Species in The International Plant Names Index