''Mayaca'' is a
genus of
flowering plants, often placed in its own
family, the Mayacaceae (or Mayaceae in earlier systems). In the
APG II system of 2003, it is assigned to the order
Poales in the clade
commelinids. The
Cronquist system, of 1981, also recognised such a family and placed it in the order
Commelinales in the subclass
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.
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Species
Eighteen or so species names have been proposed,Seub.
Moritz August Seubert (2 June 1818, in Karlsruhe – 8 April 1878, in Karlsruhe) was a German botanist.
Life
Seubert was the son of a medical officer of health. He first attended the ''Lyzeum'' in Karlsruhe and already at that time had contact w ...
- Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay
* '' Mayaca longipes'' Mart.
Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer.
Life
Martius was born at Erlangen, the son of Prof Ernst Wilhelm Martius, court apothecary.
He graduated PhD f ...
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Moritz August Seubert (2 June 1818, in Karlsruhe – 8 April 1878, in Karlsruhe) was a German botanist.
Life
Seubert was the son of a medical officer of health. He first attended the ''Lyzeum'' in Karlsruhe and already at that time had contact w ...
- Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, the Guianas
* '' Mayaca sellowiana'' Kunth - Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, the Guianas, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina
References
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 .
Mayacaceae in the ''Flora of North America''
NCBI Taxonomy Browser
links at CSDL
Poales genera
Poales
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