Mespilodaphne

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cinnamomeae
Genus: Mespilodaphne
Species: M. cymbarum – M. fragrantissima – M. klepperae – M. macrophylla – M. morae – M. paradoxa – M. quixos – M. staminea – M. veraguensis
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mespilodaphne in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 25. Reference page.

Name

Mespilodaphne Nees & Mart., Linnaea 8(1): 45. (1833) emend. Trofimov, De Moraes & Rohwer (2019) Inc. new type.

Type species: Mespilodaphne quixos (Lam.) Rohwer, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 190(1): 43. (2019)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Dendrodaphne Beurl.
Sassafridium Meisn.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional:Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
Regional:Brazil
Brazil North
Regional:Northern South America
Colombia French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
Regional:Western South America
Ecuador, Peru
Regional:Caribbean
Jamaica
Continental: Northern America
Regional:Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

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

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. & Martius, C.F.P. von 1833. Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange 8(1): 45.

Additional references

Trofimov, D., De Moraes, P.L. & Rohwer, J.G. 2019. Towards a phylogenetic classification of the Ocotea complex (Lauraceae): Classification principles and reinstatement of Mespilodaphne. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 190(1): 25-50. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boz010 Open access Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Mespilodaphne in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct. 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Mespilodaphne. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 15 2021.

Vernacular names