Castela

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Simaroubaceae
Genus: Castela
Species: C. calcicola – C. coccinea – C. depressa – C. emoryi – C. erecta – C. galapageia – C. jacquiniifolia – C. leonis – C. macrophylla – C. peninsularis – C. polyandra – C. retusa – C. spinosa – C. stewartii – C. tortuosa – C. tweediei – C. victorinii
Name

Castela Turpin, Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 7: 78. (1806) nom. et typ. cons.

Type species: Castela depressa Turpin, Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 7: 79. t. 5 A. (1806)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Holacantha A.Gray, Pl. Nov. Thurb. 310. (1854)
Castelaria Small, N. Amer. Fl. 25(3): 230. (1911)
Neocastela Small, N. Amer. Fl. 25(3): 230. (1911)

References

Turpin, P.J.F. 1806. Annales du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 7: 78.
Majure, L.C., Blankenship, A., Grinage, A. & Noa-Monzón, A. 2021. Castela (Simaroubaceae), an impressive New World radiation of thorny shrubs destined for edaphically dry habitats. Brazilian Journal of Botany :1-13. DOI: 10.1007/s40415-021-00742-8 Paywall Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Castela in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb. 6. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Castela. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb. 6. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Castela. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 6 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Castela. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Feb. 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Castela in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Castela is a genus of thorny shrubs and small trees in the family Simaroubaceae. Members of the genus are native to the Americas, especially the tropical regions. The generic name honours the French naturalist René Richard Louis Castel. Castela is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[2]
Species

There are 17 accepted species:[3]

Castela calcicola (Britton & Small) Ekman ex Urb.
Castela coccinea Griseb.
Castela depressa Turpin
Castela emoryi (A.Gray) Moran & Felger – Crucifixion thorn
Castela erecta Turp. – Goatbush
Castela galapageia – Bitterbush
Castela jacquiniifolia (Small) Ekman ex Urb.
Castela leonis Acuña & Roíg
Castela macrophylla Urb.
Castela peninsularis Rose
Castela polyandra Moran & Felger
Castela retusa Liebm.
Castela spinosa Cronquist
Castela stewartii (C.H.Müll.) Moran & Felger
Castela tortuosa Liebm.
Castela tweediei Planch.
Castela victorinii Acuña & Roíg

References

"Genus: Castela Turpin". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
Clayton, Joshua William (2008). Evolutionary history of Simaroubaceae (Sapindales): Systematics, biogeography and diversification (PhD). University of Florida.
"Castela Turpin". Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 6 October 2021.