Picramnia

Picramnia
Picrama glazioviana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Picramniales
Family: Picramniaceae
Genus: Picramnia
Sw. (1788)[1]
Type species
Picramnia antidesma [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Brasiliastrum Lam. (1785)
  • Casabitoa Alain (1980)
  • Gumillea Ruiz & Pav. (1794)
  • Pseudo-brasilium Plum. ex Adans. (1763)
  • Tariri Aubl. (1775)

Picramnia, the bitterbushes,[3] is a genus of flowering plants generally placed in the family Picramniaceae, but sometimes included in Simaroubaceae.[4] The name is conserved against the genera Pseudo-brasilium Adans., and Tariri Aubl., both which have been rejected (nomen rejiciendum).[4]

Species

44 species are accepted.[2]

See also

  • Gumillea, for more information on this synonym of Picramnia.

References

  1. ^ a b The genus Picramnia, as well as its type (P. antidesma), was first described and published in Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus 2, 27. 1788. "Name - !Picramnia Sw". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 1, 2011. Annotation: nom. cons — Type Specimens: T: Picramnia antidesma Sw.
  2. ^ a b "Picramnia Sw". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Phicramniaccessdate=3 October 2015​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.
  4. ^ a b   GRIN (October 5, 2007). "Picramnia information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved August 1, 2011. Also sometimes placed in: Simaroubaceae


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