Group: Dicot Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Bayer, 3rd, C, 252

Authors:

Linnaeus, Carl von

Published In: Systema Naturae, Editio Decima 2: 936. 1759. (Syst. Nat. (ed. 10))
Annotation: as "Gerascanthus"

Type-Protologue

Distribution: Jamaica

Type Specimens

• LT: Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica, 170, t. 19, f. 3 (1756). LT designated superfluously by Riedl in Kalkman et al. (ed.), Fl. Malesiana, ser.1, 13: 77 (1997).
• T: P. Browne s.n.; Jamaica

New Name:

Gerascanthus lanceolatus J. Presl 

Gerascanthus geraschanthoides (Kunth) Borhidi 

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Asteranae Takht.
• order:  Lamiales Bromhead
• family:  !!Cordiaceae R. Br. ex Dumort.
• genus:  !!Cordia L.

Other names for this basionym:

Cerdana gerascanthus (L.) Moldenke

Lithocardium gerascanthus (L.) Kuntze

Projects: Bolivia , Costa Rica , Mesoamericana , Nicaragua , VPA , WFO-Cordiaceae

Common Names:

• Laurel macho
  • No References available
• Laurel mastate (Costa Rica)
  • No References available
• Laurel negro (Costa Rica)
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Keywords: BOL, FM, BCA