Mespilodaphne

Ishpingo - Mespilodaphne quixos

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
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.R. & 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 . 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

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