Mayaca
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| Mayaca fluviatilis 1775 illustration[2] | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Mayacaceae Kunth[1] |
| Genus: | Mayaca Aubl. |
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Mayacais agenusofflowering plants,often placed in its ownfamily,theMayacaceae(orMayaceaein earlier systems).[4][5]In theAPG II systemof 2003, it is assigned to the orderPoalesin the cladecommelinids.TheCronquist system,of 1981, also recognised such a family and placed it in the orderCommelinalesin the subclassCommelinidae.
The group is widely distributed inLatin AmericafromMexicotoArgentina,as well as in theWest Indies,the southeasternUnited States,and centralAfrica.[3][6][7][8]
Species
[edit]Eighteen or so species names have been proposed,[9]but only 5 are accepted as distinct.[10]
- Mayaca baumiiGürke- Congo-Brazzabille, Zaïre, Angola, Zambia
- Mayaca fluviatilisAubl.- southeastern United States from Texas to North Carolina; West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad); Latin America from central Mexico to Argentina
- Mayaca kunthiiSeub.- Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay
- Mayaca longipesMart.exSeub.- Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, the Guianas
- Mayaca sellowianaKunth- Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, the Guianas, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina
References
[edit]- ^Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009)."An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III".Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.161(2): 105–121.doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x.hdl:10654/18083.
- ^Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée Aublet (1720–1778) - Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Francoise vol. 3 pl. 15 (http:// botanicus.org/page/361195)
- ^abKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^Sutton, D. A. & R. Khan. 1994. 258. Mayacaceae. 6: 173–174. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Fl. Mesoamer.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.
- ^Flora of North America, vol 22, Mayacaceae Kunth
- ^Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map forMayaca fluviatilis
- ^Lourteig, A. 1952. Mayacaceae. Notul. Syst. (Paris. ) 14: 30--33. 1952. Lourteig, A. 1960. Distribution géographique des Mayacacées. Compt. Rend. Sommaire Séances Soc. Biogéogr. 323/2536[323]: 31--35.
- ^Thieret, J. W. 1975. The Mayacaceae in the southeastern United States. J. Arnold Arbor. 56: 248--255.
- ^"The Plant List - Mayaca".2010.Retrieved5 February2012.
- ^Pellegrini, M. O. O. & Carvalho, M. L. S. (2016). "The identity and application of Coletia madida and notes on the typification of Mayacaceae".Taxon.65(3). International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT): 605–609.doi:10.12705/653.12.
External links
[edit]- Mayacaceaein L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards).The families of flowering plants:descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.Version: 27 April 2006.http://delta-intkeyArchived2007-01-03 at theWayback Machine.
- Mayacaceae in theFlora of North America
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
- links at CSDL
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