Heterosavia
Heterosavia is a genus of the family of Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 2008.[2][1] It is native to the Caribbean and southern Florida. It is found in Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, southwest Caribbean and Turks-Caicos Islands.[3]
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| Genus: | Heterosavia (Urb.) Petra Hoffm. |
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The genus was circumscribed by Ignaz Urban and Petra Hoffmann in Brittonia vol.60 on page 152 in 2008.[3]
The genus name of Heterosavia is in honour of Gaetano Savi (1769–1844), who was an Italian naturalist, botanist and mycologist.[4]
Species
As accepted by Plants of the World Online;[3]
- Heterosavia bahamensis (Britton) Petra Hoffm. - Monroe County in Florida,[5] Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos, islands of southwest Caribbean
- Heterosavia erythroxyloides (Griseb.) Petra Hoffm. - Cuba, Hispaniola
- Heterosavia laurifolia (Griseb.) Petra Hoffm. - Cuba
- Heterosavia maculata (Urb.) Petra Hoffm. - Cuba
References
- Tropicos, Heterosavia (Urb.) Petra Hoffm.
- Hoffmann, Petra. 2008. Revision of Heterosavia, stat. nov., with notes on Gonatogyne and Savia (Phyllanthaceae) Brittonia 60(2): 136-166.
- "Heterosavia (Urb.) Petra Hoffm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
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