Purdiaea

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Clethraceae
Genus: Purdiaea
Species: P. belizensis – P. bissei – P. cubensis – P. ekmanii – P. microphylla – P. moaensis – P. nipensis – P. nutans – P. ophiticola – P. parvifolia – P. shaferi – P. stenopetala – P. velutina
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Purdiaea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 17. Reference page.

Name

Purdiaea Planch., London J. Bot. 5: 250 (1846).

Type species: Purdiaea nutans Planch.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Costaea A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 75 (1850).
Alloiosepalum Gilg, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 97 (1931).
Schizocardia A.C.Sm. & Standl., Trop. Woods 32: 9 (1932).

References
Primary references

Planchon, J.É., 1846. London Journal of Botany 5: 250 (1846).

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Purdiaea. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 17. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Purdiaea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Purdiaea. Published online. Accessed: October 17 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Purdiaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 17.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Purdiaea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Purdiaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Clethraceae described as a genus in 1846.[2][3][4] It is one of two genera in this family, and was formerly classified in the related family Cyrillaceae. Purdiaea is native to tropical regions of the Caribbean (with the highest species diversity on Cuba), Central America and northern South America, further south than the related genus Clethra, the only other genus of this family.

The genus is composed of shrubs and small trees with alternating leaves.

Selected species

Purdiaea belizensis (A.C.Sm. & Standl.) J.L.Thomas – "Belize purdiaea," Central America.
Purdiaea cubensis (A.Rich.) Urb. – "Cuban purdiaea," "Clavellina," SE USA, Cuba.
Purdiaea ekmanii Vict. – Cuba
Purdiaea microphylla Britton & P.Wilson – Cuba
Purdiaea nipensis Vict. & León – Cuba
Purdiaea nutans G.Planch. – Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
Purdiaea ophiticola Vict. – Cuba
Purdiaea shaferi Britton – Cuba
Purdiaea stenopetala Griseb. – Cuba
Purdiaea tereosepala J.L.Thomas – Cuba
Purdiaea velutina Britton & P.Wilson – Cuba

References

"Purdiaea Planch". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
Planchon, Jules Émile. 1846. London Journal of Botany 5: 250-254 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
Planchon, Jules Émile. 1846. London Journal of Botany 5: plate IX line drawing as illustration
Tropicos, Purdiaea Planch.