''Achatocarpus'' is a genus of trees and shrubs belonging to the family
Achatocarpaceae
The Achatocarpaceae are a family of woody flowering plants consisting of two genera and 11 known species, and has been recognized by most taxonomists. The family is found from the southwestern United States south to tropical and subtropical So ...
. It is distributed throughout tropical South America, predominantly in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. 15 species have been described, but only 9 accepted.
Taxonomy
The genus was described by
José Jerónimo Triana
José Jerónimo Triana Silva (May 22, 1828 in Bogotá – October 31, 1890 in Paris) was a Colombian botanist, explorer, and physician who cataloged over 60,000 specimens representing 8,000 species.
In 1851, he joined the Chorographic Commissio ...
and published in ''
Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, série 4'' 9: 45. 1858.
The
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specime ...
is: ''
Achatocarpus nigricans'' Triana
Species
Below is a listing of the species of the genus ''Achatocarpus'' accepted until January 2017, in alphabetical order. For each indicated the binomial name followed by author.
* ''
Achatocarpus balansae''
Schinz & Autran
* ''
Achatocarpus brevipedicellatus''
H.Walter
* ''
Achatocarpus gracilis''
H.Walter
* ''
Achatocarpus hasslerianus''
Heimerl
* ''
Achatocarpus microcarpus''
Schinz & Autran
* ''
Achatocarpus nigricans''
Triana
* ''
Achatocarpus oaxacanus''
Standl.
* ''
Achatocarpus praecox''
Griseb.
* ''
Achatocarpus pubescens''
C.H.Wright
:Synonyms:
* ''
Achatocarpus brasiliensis''
H.Walter = ''Achatocarpus praecox var. praecox''.
Kew Achatocarpus brasiliensis H.Walter
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References
External links
Caryophyllales genera
Caryophyllales
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