Philacra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Ochnaceae
Subfamilia: Ochnoideae
Tribus: Luxemburgieae
Genus: Philacra

Name

Philacra Dwyer, Brittonia 5(2): 124(–125). 1944.

• Type species: Philacra duidae (Gleason) Dwyer, Brittonia 5(2): 125. 1944.

Overview of species

P. auriculata – P. duidae – P. longifolia – P. steyermarkii

Source(s) of checklist:
List based on accepted species according to Feres (2006) and Sastre (2003) – see references.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela. Brazil Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dwyer, J.D. 1944. Philacra, a new genus of the Ochnaceae. Brittonia 5: 124–127. DOI: 10.2307/2804747 JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• Feres, F. 2006. Estudos taxonômicos em Philacra Dwyer (Ochnaceae). Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences 28(3): 183–187. DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v28i3.191 Reference page. 
• Sastre, C. 2003. Ochnaceae. Pp. 124–161 in Steyermark, J.A. (†), Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.), Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, Vol. 7, Myrtaceae–Plumbaginaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 0-930723-13-9. Reference page. 
• Sastre, C. 2007. Ochnaceae. In Funk, V., Hollowell, T., Berry, P., Kelloff, C. & Alexander, S.N., Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 445–449. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Philacra. Published online. Accessed: 02 February 2019.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Philacra in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 February 02.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Philacra.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Philacra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-02-02.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Philacra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 02. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2019. Philacra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 February 2019.
• Philacra in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 02 February 2019.