Platonia

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: Clusiaceae
Tribus: Symphonieae
Genus: Platonia
Species: P. esculenta – P. insignis
Name

Platonia Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 3: 168 (1829) [1832], nom. cons.

Type species: Platonia insignis Mart.

Homonyms

Platonia Raf., Caratt. Nuov. Gen. 73. (1810) nom. rej. against Platonia Mart. (1832) vide: Helianthemum Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4: s.p. (1754) (Cistaceae)
Platonia Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 139. (1829) nom. illeg. hom. rep. Neurolepis Meisn. (1843) vide Chusquea Kunth, Syn. Pl. Aequin. 1: 254 (1822) (Poaceae)
Platonia Raf. Med. Repos. 5: 352. (1808) nom. rej. vide Phyla Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 66. (1790) (Verbenaceae)

References
Primary references

Martius, C.F.P. de 1829–1832. Nova genera et species plantarum quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII–MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis augustissimi suscepto collegit et descripsit Dr. C. F. P. de Martius ..., vol. 3. Pp. 1–198, tt. 201–300. Typis C. Wolf, Monachii [Munich]. BHL plates Reference page. : 168

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Platonia. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 13. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Platonia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sept. 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Platonia. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 16 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Platonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sept. 16.