Micropholis (Sapotaceae)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Sapotaceae
Subfamilia: Chrysophylloideae
Genus: Micropholis
Species: M. acutangula – M. brochidodroma – M. casiquiarensis – M. caudata – M. cayennensis – M. compta – M. crassipedicellata – M. crotonoides – M. cylindrocarpa – M. egensis – M. emarginata – M. garciniifolia – M. gardneriana – M. gnaphaloclados – M. grandiflora – M. guyanensis – M. humboldtiana – M. longipedicellata – M. macrophylla – M. madeirensis – M. maguirei – M. melinoniana – M. mensalis – M. obscura – M. polita – M. porphyrocarpa – M. resinifera – M. retusa – M. rugosa – M. sanctae-rosae – M. spectabilis – M. splendens – M. submarginalis – M. suborbicularis – M. trunciflora – M. venamoensis – M. venulosa – M. williamii

Name

Micropholis (Griseb.) Pierre, Not. Bot.: 28 (1890).

Type species: Micropholis rugosa (Sw.) Pierre, Not. Bot.: 41 (1891).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Crepinodendron Pierre, Not. Bot.: 28 (1890).
- Sprucella Pierre, Not. Bot.: 27 (1890).
- Meioluma Baill., Hist. Pl. 11: 282 (1891).
- Platyluma Baill., Hist. Pl. 11: 283 (1891).
- Stephanoluma Baill., Hist. Pl. 11: 283 (1891).
- Paramicropholis Aubrév. & Pellegr., Adansonia, n.s., 1: 171 (1962).
- Syzygiopsis Ducke in Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 158 (1925).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Mexico
  - Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
- Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Caribbean
  - Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands.
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.

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

References

Primary references

Pierre, L. 1890–1891. Notes botaniques: Sapotacées. Fasc. 1–2, 68 pp. [incomplete], Paris: Paul Klincksieck. BHL Reference page. : 28, 37

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Micropholis. Accessed: 2023 Oct 12.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Micropholis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 12. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. Micropholis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 12. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. (Micropholis). Micropholis. Accessed: 12 Oct 2023.Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Micropholis. Published online. Accessed: 12 Oct 2023. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Micropholis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Oct 2023. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Micropholis