Heliocarpus
| Heliocarpus | |
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| File:Heliocarpus sp Costa Rica 1.jpg | |
| Heliocarpus sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grewioideae |
| Genus: | Heliocarpus L. |
| Synonyms | |
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Montia Mill. in Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4.: s.p. (1754), nom. illeg. | |
Heliocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It was formerly classified in the Tiliaceae.[1]
It was first published in Linnaeus's book Species Plantarum on page 448 in 1753.[2]
The native range of this genus stretches from Mexico to southern Tropical America and the island of Trinidad. It is found in the countries of Argentina , Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad, Tobago, and Venezuela.[2]
Species
[edit | edit source]According to Plants of the World Online (Kew) it contains;[2]
- Heliocarpus americanus L.
- Heliocarpus appendiculatus Turcz.
- Heliocarpus attenuatus S.Watson
- Heliocarpus donnellsmithii Rose
- Heliocarpus mexicanus (Turcz.) Sprague
- Heliocarpus nodiflorus (Donn.Sm.) Donn.Sm. & Rose
- Heliocarpus occidentalis Rose
- Heliocarpus pallidus Rose
- Heliocarpus palmeri S.Watson
- Heliocarpus parvimontis Gual
- Heliocarpus terebinthaceus (DC.) Hochr.
- Heliocarpus velutinus Rose
GRIN only lists Heliocarpus americanus L.[3]
Ecology
[edit | edit source]In Veracruz in Mexico, a species of rust fungus Pucciniosira pallidula (Speg.) Henn. (1896) infects Heliocarpus donnellsmithii Rose.[4]
References
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External links
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