Mayaca is a genus of flowering plants, often placed in its own family, the Mayacaceae (or Mayaceae in earlier systems).[4][5] In the APG II system of 2003, it is assigned to the order Poales in the clade commelinids. The Cronquist system, of 1981, also recognised such a family and placed it in the order Commelinales in the subclass Commelinidae.
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| Mayaca fluviatilis 1775 illustration[2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Mayacaceae Kunth[1] |
| Genus: | Mayaca Aubl. |
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The group is widely distributed in Latin America from Mexico to Argentina, as well as in the West Indies, the southeastern United States, and central Africa.[3][6][7][8]
Species edit
Eighteen or so species names have been proposed,[9] but only 5 are accepted as distinct.[10]
- Mayaca baumii Gürke - Congo-Brazzabille, Zaïre, Angola, Zambia
- Mayaca fluviatilis Aubl. - southeastern United States from Texas to North Carolina; West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad); Latin America from central Mexico to Argentina
- Mayaca kunthii Seub. - Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay
- Mayaca longipes Mart. ex Seub. - Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, the Guianas
- Mayaca sellowiana Kunth - Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, the Guianas, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina
References edit
- ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083.
- ^ Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée Aublet (1720-1778) - Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Francoise vol. 3 pl. 15 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/361195)
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Sutton, D. A. & R. Khan. 1994. 258. Mayacaceae. 6: 173–174. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Fl. Mesoamer.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.
- ^ Flora of North America, vol 22, Mayacaceae Kunth
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map for Mayaca fluviatilis
- ^ Lourteig, A. 1952. Mayacaceae. Notul. Syst. (Paris. ) 14: 30--33. 1952. Lourteig, A. 1960. Distribution géographique des Mayacacées. Compt. Rend. Sommaire Séances Soc. Biogéogr. 323/2536[323]: 31--35.
- ^ Thieret, J. W. 1975. The Mayacaceae in the southeastern United States. J. Arnold Arbor. 56: 248--255.
- ^ "The Plant List - Mayaca". 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ Pellegrini, M. O. O. & Carvalho, M. L. S. (2016). "The identity and application of Coletia madida and notes on the typification of Mayacaceae". Taxon. 65 (3). International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT): 605–609. doi:10.12705/653.12.
External links edit
- Mayacaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Version: 27 April 2006. http://delta-intkey.com Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine.
- Mayacaceae in the Flora of North America
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser
- links at CSDL
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