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Taxonomy

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Place of publication: Pharm. J. Trans. ser. 3, 22:875. 1892

Name verified on 07-Nov-1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 23-Aug-1994

Physical Description

Family Rutaceae:

The Rutaceae are herbs, shrubs, and trees with glandular punctate, commonly strongly smelling herbage comprising about 150 genera and 1,500 species that are further characterized by the common occurrence of spines and winged petioles. The leaves are alternate or opposite, simple or palmately or pinnately compound, or sometimes heathlike or reduced to spines; stipules are absent. The flowers are often sweet-scented, nearly always bisexual, and are actinomorphic or sometimes zygomorphic. The calyx consists of 3-5 distinct or basally connate sepals and the corolla consists of 3-5 distinct or sometimes connate petals or rarely the petals are lacking. The androecium consists of distinct or sometimes connate stamens that are commonly obdiplostemonous, that is in two whorls with the outer whorl opposite the petals. However, sometimes there may be (1)3-4 whorls or rarely up to 60 stamens. The gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of commonly 2-5 or more, often incompletely connate carpels that may be united only basally or apically, either one or an equal number of styles, and a superior ovary with usually 2-5 or more locules, each bearing 1-several axile ovules. Generally, an intrastaminal nectary disk is situated between the stamens and the ovary. The fruit is variable. -- Gerald Carr.

Distribution

Range and Population

Native: .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Pilocarpus:

There are approximately 98 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus: P. pauciflorus clavatus · P. spicatus longiracemosus · P. alatus · P. alvaradoi · P. amarus · P. atropurpureus · P. bolivianus · P. breviracemosus · P. carajaenis · P. carajaensis · P. cearensis · P. cubensis · P. demerarae · P. fluminensis · P. giganteus · P. goudotianus · P. goudotianus heterochromus · P. goudotianus subsp. heterochromus · P. goudotianus var. mollis · P. grandiflorus · P. grandiflorus var. recurvus · P. guodotianus · P. guodotianus var. mollis · P. guyanensis · P. heterophyllus · P. humboldtii · P. insularis · P. jaborandi (Jaborandi) · P. jaborandii · P. latifolius · P. lealii · P. lisboanus · P. longeracemosus · P. longeracemosus var. breviusculus · P. longipes · P. longiracemosus · P. longiracemosus var. breviusculus · P. macrocarpus · P. manuensis · P. microphyllus · P. microphyllus var. xinguensis · P. minutiflorus · P. officinalis · P. organensis · P. parviflorus · P. pauciflorus · P. pauciflorus subsp. pauciflorus · P. pauciflorus subsp. clavatus · P. pennarifolius · P. pennatifolium · P. pennatifolius (Jaborandi) · P. pennatifolius f. brasilieensis · P. pennatifolius f. gracilis · P. pennatifolius f. intermedius · P. pennatifolius f. latifoliolatus · P. pennatifolius f. paraguariensis · P. pennatifolius f. typicus · P. pennatifolius subf. deorsum bracteolatus · P. pennatifolius subf. sursum bracteolatus · P. pennatifolius var. genuinus · P. pennatifolius var. pennatifolius · P. pennatifolius var. pilosus · P. pennatifolius var. selloanus · P. peruvianus · P. picatus · P. picatus spicatus · P. pinnatifidus · P. pinnatifolius · P. pinnatus · P. prepinnatifolius · P. racemosus (Aceitillo) · P. racemosus goudotianus · P. racemosus subsp. racemosus · P. racemosus subsp. goudotianus · P. racemosus subsp. viridulus · P. racemosus var. heterochromus · P. racemosus var. mollis · P. racemosus var. yucatanus · P. racemosus subsp. virescens · P. racemosus subsp. viridulus · P. riedelianus · P. selloanus · P. simplex · P. spicatus · P. spicatus subsp. aracatensis · P. spicatus subsp. longeracemosus · P. spicatus subsp. spicatus · P. spicatus subsp. aracatensis · P. spicatus subsp. longeracemosus · P. spicatus subsp. longiracemosus · P. spicatus var. lealii · P. spicatus var. peruvianus · P. subcoriaceus · P. sulcatus · P. trachylophus · P. trifoliolatus · P. trijugatus · P. ypanemensis

Bibliography

• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
• Kaastra, R. C. 1982. Pilocarpinae (Rutaceae). In: Organization for Flora Neotropica, ed., Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 33:145.
• McGuffin, M. et al., eds. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. (Herbs Commerce ed2)

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Notes

Contributors:

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 30, 2008)
• USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Identifiers:

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 506400
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1734924
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:774822-1
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: PIJA2
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 56223