Mayaca
| 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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Mayaca is a
Commelinidae
.
The group is widely distributed in Latin America from Mexico to Argentina, as well as in the West Indies, the southeastern United States, and central Africa.[3][6][7][8]
Species
Eighteen or so species names have been proposed,[9] but only 5 are accepted as distinct.[10]
- Gürke- Congo-Brazzabille, Zaïre, Angola, Zambia
- Aubl.- southeastern United States from Texas to North Carolina; West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad); Latin America from central Mexico to Argentina
- Seub.- Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay
- Seub.- Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, the Guianas
- Kunth- Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, the Guianas, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina
References
- hdl:10654/18083.
- ^ Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée Aublet (1720-1778) - Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Francoise vol. 3 pl. 15 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/361195)
- ^ a b Kew 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 for Mayaca 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. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- doi:10.12705/653.12.
External links
- Mayacaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 27 April 2006. http://delta-intkey.com Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine.
- Mayacaceae in the Flora of North America
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
- links at CSDL