Erblichia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae. The only species is Erblichia odorata, common name Butterfly tree or Flor de Mayo.[1][2] Originally the genera was composed of five species, however, these species are currently classified as heterotypic synonyms.[1] Unlike other members of Turneroideae which exhibit distyly, E. odorata is a homostylous species.[3]
Its native range is Mexico to Central America, it is found in the countries of; Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panamá.[1]
The genus name is in honour of Ch. Erblich, a German court garden-master in Hannover,[4] it was first described and published in Bot. Voy. Herald on page 130 in 1854.[1]
Erblichia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae. The only species is Erblichia odorata, common name Butterfly tree or Flor de Mayo. Originally the genera was composed of five species, however, these species are currently classified as heterotypic synonyms. Unlike other members of Turneroideae which exhibit distyly, E. odorata is a homostylous species.
Its native range is Mexico to Central America, it is found in the countries of; Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panamá.
The genus name is in honour of Ch. Erblich, a German court garden-master in Hannover, it was first described and published in Bot. Voy. Herald on page 130 in 1854.
Erblichia es un género de plantas con flores de la familia Turneraceae, con especies descritas y de estas, solo 5 aceptadas.[1]
Son árboles que alcanzan un tamaño de 10–30 m de alto, con pelos simples, yemas axilares únicas. Hojas lanceoladas u obovado-lanceoladas, 4–13 cm de largo, crenado-glandulosas. Flores axilares, pedúnculo libre, profilos foliáceos y caducos, pedicelo articulado y bien desarrollado; flores homostilas y fragantes; sépalos de 40–64 mm de largo, apenas connados en la base; pétalos obovados, 2–4 mm de largo, base con un apéndice escamiforme, rojo-anaranjados; filamentos libres; ovario fusiforme, 8–11 mm de largo, estilos divergentes desde la base, estigmas brevemente divididos. Cápsulas ligeramente rugosas; semillas 4–6 mm de largo, episperma estriado, arilo envolvente y muy amplio.[2]
El género fue descrito por Berthold Carl Seemann y publicado en The Botany of the Voyage of H.M.S. ~Herald~ pl. 27. 1853.[2] La especie tipo es: Erblichia odorata Seem.
A continuación se brinda un listado de las especies del género Erblichia aceptadas hasta julio de 2014, ordenadas alfabéticamente. Para cada una se indica el nombre binomial seguido del autor, abreviado según las convenciones y usos.
Erblichia es un género de plantas con flores de la familia Turneraceae, con especies descritas y de estas, solo 5 aceptadas.
Erblichia je monotipski biljni rod iz porodice Passifloraceae, potporodica Turneroideae. Jedina vrsta je Erblichia odorata Seem.
Erblichia je monotipski biljni rod iz porodice Passifloraceae, potporodica Turneroideae. Jedina vrsta je Erblichia odorata Seem.
Erblichia é um género botânico pertencente à família Turneraceae[1].
Erblichia é um género botânico pertencente à família Turneraceae.
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