Moraceae

Castilla Cerv.

First published in Supl. Gaz. Lit. Mexico 1794(Jul. 2): 7 (1794)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Central & S. Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru

Introduced into:

Bangladesh, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Marquesas, New Caledonia, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gardner, E.M. & al. (2020). Repeated parallel losses of inflexed stamens in Moraceae: phylogenomics and generic revision of the tribe Moreae and the reinstatement of the tribe Olmedieae (Moraceae). bioRxiv 2020.04.08.030452.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 6, 1967 Smith, J.D. [2506] Guatemala K000357633 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-13154.000 No
Powell, D.A. [406] Christmas Island K:SPC-45488.000 No
Castilloa K:SPC-15916.000 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