Desplatsia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Grewioideae
Tribus: Grewieae
Genus: Desplatsia
Species: D. chrysochlamys – D. dewevrei – D. mildbraedii – D. subericarpa
Name

Desplatsia Bocq., Adansonia 7: 51. (1866)

Type species: Desplatsia subericarpa Bocq., Adansonia 7: 51. (1866)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Grewiella Kuntze
Grewiopsis De Wild. & T.Durand
Ledermannia Mildbr. & Burret
Pleianthemum K.Schum. ex A.Chev.

References

Bocquillon, H.T. 1866. Adansonia; recueil (périodique) d'observations botaniques 7: 51.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Desplatsia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Desplatsia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 23 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Desplatsia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Dec. 2020.

Desplatsia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1]

Its native range is Western Tropical Africa to Uganda.[1]

The genus name of Desplatsia is in honour of Mr Desplats, thought possibly to be Victor Desplats (1819–1888).[2]

Known species:[1]

Desplatsia chrysochlamys (Mildbr. & Burret) Mildbr. & Burret
Desplatsia dewevrei (De Wild. & T.Durand) Burret
Desplatsia mildbraedii Burret
Desplatsia subericarpa Bocq.

References

"Desplatsia Bocq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.