Humiriastrum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Humiriaceae
Genus: Humiriastrum
Species: H. colombianum – H. cuspidatum – H. dentatum – H. diguense – H. excelsum – H. glaziovii – H. mapiriense – H. melanocarpum – H. mussunungense – H. obovatum – H. ottohuberi – H. piraparanense – H. procerum – H. subcrenatum – H. villosum
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Humiriastrum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 13. Reference page.

Name

Humiriastrum (Urb.) Cuatrec., 1961

Basionym

Sacoglottis subg. Humiriastrum Urb.
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References
Primary references

Cuatrecasas, J., 1961. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 35: 122

Additional references

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. Scientific Data 8, Article number 215. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Humiriastrum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Humiriastrum. Published online. Accessed: Oct 13 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Humiriastrum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 13.
Hassler, M. 2021. Humiriastrum. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Oct 13. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Humiriastrum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names
Humiriastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Humiriaceae. There are about 16 species distributed in Central and South America.[1]

Species include:[2]

Humiriastrum colombianum
Humiriastrum cuspidatum
Humiriastrum dentatum
Humiriastrum diguense
Humiriastrum excelsum
Humiriastrum glaziovii
Humiriastrum liesneri
Humiriastrum melanocarpum (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec.
Humiriastrum obovatum
Humiriastrum ottohuberi
Humiriastrum piraparanense
Humiriastrum procerum
Humiriastrum spiritu-sancti
Humiriastrum subcrenatum
Humiriastrum villosum

References

da Silva Giordano, L. C., & Bove, C. P. (2008). Taxonomic considerations and amended description of Humiriastrum spiritu-sancti, Humiriaceae. Archived 2015-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Rodriguésia, 151-154.
Humiriastrum. The Plant List.