Cassipourea elliptica

Cassipourea elliptica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Rhizophoraceae
Genus: Cassipourea
Species:
C. elliptica
Binomial name
Cassipourea elliptica
Synonyms[2]
  • Cassipourea alba Griseb.
  • Cassipourea belizensis Lundell
  • Cassipourea brittoniana Fawc. & Rendle
  • Cassipourea cubensis Urb.
  • Cassipourea elliptica var. alba (Griseb.) Griseb.
  • Cassipourea elliptica var. ovata Griseb.
  • Cassipourea elliptica var. parvifolia Stehlé
  • Cassipourea elliptica var. pauciserrata Griseb.
  • Cassipourea elliptica var. typica Stehlé
  • Cassipourea guianensis var. elliptica (Sw.) M.Gómez
  • Cassipourea guildingii Briq.
  • Cassipourea macrodonta Standl.
  • Cassipourea podantha Standl.
  • Endosteira oppositifolia Turcz.
  • Legnotis elliptica Sw.

Cassipourea elliptica is a species of flowering plant in the Rhizophoraceae family. It is a shrub or tree native to the tropical Americas, ranging from eastern Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to northern Brazil.[2]

The species was first described as Legnotis elliptica by Olof Swartz in 1788. In 1811 Jean Louis Marie Poiret placed the species in genus Cassipourea as C. elliptica.[2]

References

  1. ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Cassipourea brittoniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T33774A9808601. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33774A9808601.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cassipourea elliptica (Sw.) Poir". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
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