Biology:Luehea
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| Luehea divaricata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grewioideae |
| Genus: | Luehea Willd. |
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Luehea is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae.[1]
Its native range stretches from Mexico to southern tropical America and Cuba. It is native to the countries of; Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.[1] It has been introduced into; Bangladesh, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.[1]
The genus name of Luehea is in honour of Carl Emil von der Luehe or Lühe (1751–1801), a German botanist and chamberlain of Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark; later a chamberlain in Vienna, Austria.[2] It was first described and published by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Vol.3 on page 410 in 1801.[1]
Known species
- Luehea paniculata M.C.S.Cunha
- Rusby Luehea candicans
- Mart. Luehea candida
- (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Mart. Luehea conwentzii
- K.Schum. Krapov.
- Spruce ex Benth. Mart.
- Burret R.E.Fr.
- R.E.Fr. Mart.
- Willd. Luehea splendens
- Luehea grandiflora Luehea × marnierorum
- Luehea ochrophylla Luehea seemannii
- Rusby Luehea crispa
- Luehea cymulosa Luehea divaricata
- Luehea fiebrigii Mart.
- Demoly Mart.
- Triana & Planch. Burret
- Luehea tomentella Luehea steinbachii
- Luehea burretii Luehea herzogiana
- Luehea microcarpa Luehea speciosa
The type species is Luehea speciosa.
According to the IUCN Red List of plants; Luehea candicans, Luehea candida, Luehea speciosa, Luehea cymulosa, Luehea divaricata, Luehea paniculata, Luehea ochrophylla and Luehea seemannii are all listed as Least concern plants.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Luehea Willd. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331735-2.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "Species of Luehea". https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?taxonomies=108427&searchType=species.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q145982 entry
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