Simaba

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Simaroubaceae
Genus: Simaba
Species: S. africana – S. borneensis – S. guianensis – S. monophylla – S. obovata – S. orinocensis – S. polyphylla
Name

Simaba Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 409, t. 153. (1775)

Type species: Simaba guianensis Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 400, t. 153. (1775)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Aruba Aubl.
Phyllostema Neck.

References

Aublet, J.B.C.F. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane francoise 1: 409, t. 153.
Devecchi, M.F., Thomas, W.W. & Pirani, J.R. 2018. Taxonomic revision of the neotropical genus Homalolepis Turcz. (Simaroubaceae). Phytotaxa 366(1): 1-108. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.366.1.1 Paywall Reference page.
Devecchi, M.F., Thomas, W.W., Plunkett, G.M. & Pirani, J.R. 2018. Testing the monophyly of Simaba (Simaroubaceae): Evidence from five molecular regions and morphology. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 120: 63-82. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.11.024 Open access Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Simaba in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb. 20. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2020. Simaba. 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 online. Accessed: 2020 dec. 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Simaba. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 20 2020.
Tropicos.org 2022. Simaba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jan. 2022.

Simaba is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Simaroubaceae.[1]

Its native range is Costa Rica to Southern Tropical America and Trinidad.[1]
Species

Species:[1]

Simaba guianensis Aubl.
Simaba monophylla (Oliv.) Cronquist
Simaba obovata Spruce ex Engl.
Simaba orinocensis Kunth
Simaba polyphylla (Cavalcante) W.W.Thomas

References

"Simaba Aubl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.