Heterosavia

Heterosavia
Heterosavia bahamensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Heterosavia
(Urb.) Petra Hoffm. (2008)
Synonyms[1]

Savia sect. Heterosavia Urb.

Heterosavia is a genus of the family of Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 2008.[2][1] It is native to the Caribbean and southern Florida. It is found in Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, southwest Caribbean and Turks-Caicos Islands.[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Ignaz Urban and Petra Hoffmann in Brittonia vol.60 on page 152 in 2008.[3]

The genus name of Heterosavia is in honour of Gaetano Savi (1769–1844), who was an Italian naturalist, botanist and mycologist.[4]

  1. ^ a b Tropicos, Heterosavia (Urb.) Petra Hoffm.
  2. ^ Hoffmann, Petra (2008). "Revision of Heterosavia, stat. Nov., with notes on Gonatogyne and Savia (Phyllanthaceae)". Brittonia. 60 (2): 136–166. Bibcode:2008Britt..60..136H. doi:10.1007/s12228-008-9012-5.
  3. ^ a b "Heterosavia (Urb.) Petra Hoffm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.