Erblichia | |
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Flowers of Erblichia odorata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Passifloraceae |
Subfamily: | Turneroideae |
Genus: |
Erblichia Seem. |
Species: | E. odorata
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Binomial name | |
Erblichia odorata Seem.
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Synonyms | |
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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 | |
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Flowers of Erblichia odorata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Passifloraceae |
Subfamily: | Turneroideae |
Genus: |
Erblichia Seem. |
Species: | E. odorata
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Binomial name | |
Erblichia odorata Seem.
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Synonyms | |
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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]