Malpighiaceae

Aspicarpa Rich.

First published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 2: 398 (1815)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Arizona to Texas and Venezuela.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Texas, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Acosmus Desv. in J. Bot. Agric. 3: 229 (1816)
  • Gaudichaudia Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: t. 445 (1821)
  • Rosanthus Small in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 25: 131 (1910)
  • Tritomopterys Nied. in Arbeiten Bot. Inst. Königl. Lyceums Hosianum Braunsberg 4: 28 (1912)
  • Aspicarpon Bosc in J.-F.-P.Déterville, Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., ed. 2. 3: 14 (1816), orth. var.

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wood, J.R.I.; Guzman, E. [17365] Bolivia K000544248 Yes
Hartweg [s.n.] Mexico K000427489 Unknown Type Material Yes
Adrieux, G. [497] Mexico Gaudichaudia K000370481 Isotype Yes
Adrieux, G. [497] Mexico Gaudichaudia K000370480 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0