Olacaceae

Heisteria Jacq.

First published in Enum. Syst. Pl.: 4 (1760), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa, Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Leeward Is., Liberia, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panamá, Peru, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Uganda, Venezuela, Windward Is., Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Sleumer in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 16B: 16 (1935).
  • —F.T.A. 1: 345

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Enum. Pl. Carib. 4: 20 (1760)
  • Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 126 (1763)
  • Sleumer in E. & P. Pf., ed. 2, 16B: 16 (1935)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 31, 2017 Tredwell; Hahn [82] Peru K001611430 Yes
Mar 31, 2017 Tredwell; Hahn [82] Peru K001611431 Yes
Mar 31, 2017 Tredwell; Hahn [82] Peru K001611432 Yes
Mar 31, 2017 Tredwell; Hahn [82] Peru K001611433 Yes
Mar 31, 2017 Tredwell, Baer [194] Peru K001611456 Yes
Simbiano, F.J.; Konomou, G.; Mamy, L.; Kpoghomou, A. [638] Guinea K000010808 No
Lira Neto, J.A.; Bovini, M.G.; Braga, J.M.A.; Vieira, I.C.M. [428] Brazil K001905153 No
Redden, K.M. ; Williams, R. ; Perry, C. [2114] Guyana Heistera K001553016 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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