Gesneriaceae

Achimenes P.Browne

First published in Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 271 (1756)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Colombia, Caribbean.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Assam, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1991 Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10655] Mexico K001294751 No
Jan 1, 1991 Hinton, G.B.; et al. [12162] Mexico K001294759 No
Jan 1, 1991 Gonzalez-Ortega, J. [1643] Mexico K001294745 No
Jan 1, 1991 Hinton, Erica [9335] Mexico K001294750 No
Jan 1, 1991 Langalssé, E. [334] Mexico K001294747 No
Jan 1, 1991 Hinton, G.B. [2133] Mexico K001294758 No
Jan 1, 1991 Hinton, G.B. [4807] Mexico K001294749 No
Jan 1, 1991 Hinton, G.B. [4853] Mexico K001294757 No
Jan 1, 1991 Hinton, G.B. [1978] Mexico K001294756 No
Jan 1, 1991 Pringle, C.G. [11658] Mexico K001294754 No
Jan 1, 1991 Giesbreght, A.B. [s.n.] Mexico K001294746 No
Jan 1, 1991 Hinton, G.B.; et al. [9456] Mexico K001294752 No
Jan 1, 1991 Hinton, G.B.; et al. [8230] Mexico K001294748 No
Jan 1, 1991 Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11349] Mexico K001294753 No
K:SPC-25934.000 No
Walker, S. [70.051] Mexico K001294755 No
Deighton, F.C. [5566] Sierra Leone K:SPC-05509.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [5565] Sierra Leone K:SPC-06411.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0