Schaefferia frutescens

Schaefferia frutescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Celastrales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Celastrales

Familia: Celastraceae
Genus: Schaefferia
Species:

Name

Schaefferia frutescens Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl. 33. (1760).

Synonyms

  • Bumelia berteroi Balb. ex Griseb. in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 56 (1866)
  • Schaefferia berteroi Griseb. in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 56 (1866), nom. nud.
  • Schaefferia buxifolia (DC.) Nutt. in N. Amer. Sylv. 2: 42 (1846)
  • Schaefferia completa Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 38 (1788)
  • Schaefferia elliptica Lundell in Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 4: 15 (1940)
  • Schaefferia frutescens var. buxifolia DC. in Prodr. 2: 41 (1825)
  • Schaefferia lanceifolia Lundell in Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 6: 42 (1941)
  • Schaefferia viridescens DC. in Prodr. 2: 41 (1825)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southeastern USA
      • USA (Florida)
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Veracruz)
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Colombia (Atlntico, Bolvar, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Nario, Norte de Santander, Valle), Venezuela (Aragua, Dependencias Federales, Guarico, Lara, Miranda, Monagas, Zulia)
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Bahamas, Cayman Isl., Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl. (Guana, Jost van Dyke, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda), Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Grenada, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin), Trinidad

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Florida-boxwood
  • español: Palo de arana, Palo rajador
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