Luehea

Luehea is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae.[1]

Luehea
Luehea divaricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Grewioideae
Genus: Luehea
Willd.
Synonyms
  • Alegria Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
  • Brotera Vell.
  • Luhea DC.

Its native range stretches from Mexico to southern tropical America and Cuba. It is native to the countries of; Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.[1] It has been introduced into; Bangladesh, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.[1]

The genus name of Luehea is in honour of Carl Emil von der Luehe or Lühe (1751–1801), a German botanist and chamberlain of Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark; later a chamberlain in Vienna, Austria.[2] It was first described and published by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Vol.3 on page 410 in 1801.[1]

Known species
  • Luehea burretii M.C.S.Cunha
  • Luehea candicans Mart.
  • Luehea candida (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Mart.
  • Luehea conwentzii K.Schum.
  • Luehea crispa Krapov.
  • Luehea cymulosa Spruce ex Benth.
  • Luehea divaricata Mart.
  • Luehea fiebrigii Burret
  • Luehea grandiflora Mart.
  • Luehea herzogiana R.E.Fr.
  • Luehea × marnierorum Demoly
  • Luehea microcarpa R.E.Fr.
  • Luehea ochrophylla Mart.
  • Luehea paniculata Mart.
  • Luehea seemannii Triana & Planch.
  • Luehea speciosa Willd.
  • Luehea splendens Rusby
  • Luehea steinbachii Burret
  • Luehea tomentella Rusby

The type species is Luehea speciosa.

According to the IUCN Red List of plants; Luehea candicans, Luehea candida, Luehea speciosa, Luehea cymulosa, Luehea divaricata, Luehea paniculata, Luehea ochrophylla and Luehea seemannii are all listed as Least concern plants.[3]

References
  1. "Luehea Willd. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. "Species of Luehea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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