Balfourodendron

Balfourodendron riedelianum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Rutaceae
Subfamilia: Zanthoxyloideae
Tribus: Galipeeae
Genus: Balfourodendron
Species: B. molle – B. riedelianum

Source(s) of checklist:

Pirani, J.R. 1998. A revision of Helietta and Balfourodendron (Rutaceae-Pteleinae). Brittonia 50(3): 348–380. DOI: 10.2307/2807779 JSTOR Reference page.  [see pages 357–360.] Pirani, J.R. & Groppo, M. "Balfourodendron". In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Acessed: 13 January 2023. Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Balfourodendron in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 13. Reference page.

Name

Balfourodendron Corr.Mello ex Oliv., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 13: 3, tt. 1203–04 (1877)

• Type species: Balfourodendron eburneum Corr.Mello ex Oliv., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 13: 3, 4, tt. 1203–04 (1877) [= B. riedelianum (Engl.) Engl.]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central (Mato Grosso do Sul), Brazil Northeast (Bahia, Ceará, Pernambuco, Piauí, Sergipe), Brazil Southeast (Minas Gerais, São Paulo), Brazil South (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina). Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast (Corrientes, Misiones), Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. (ed.) 1877–1879. Hooker's Icones Plantarum, or Figures, with Descriptive Characters and Remarks, of New and Rare Plants, Selected from the Kew Herbarium. Vol. 13 (= Third series, Vol. 3): 80 pp., pls. 1201–1300. London: William & Norgate. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pirani, J.R. 1998. A revision of Helietta and Balfourodendron (Rutaceae-Pteleinae). Brittonia 50(3): 348–380. DOI: 10.2307/2807779 JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Balfourodendron in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 January 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Balfourodendron. Published online. Accessed: 13 January 2023.
• Pirani, J.R. & Groppo, M. "Balfourodendron". In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Acessed: 13 January 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Balfourodendron in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 13 January 2023.

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