Pilostyles Guill.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 2: 21 (1834)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical America, Gabon to Tanzania and S. Tropical Africa, Türkiye to Iran, SW. Australia.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Cayman Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Colombia, Costa Rica, DR Congo, French Guiana, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Malawi, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Panamá, Peru, Tanzania, Texas, Türkiye, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pringle, C.G. [1949] Mexico K000601228 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hind, N.; Harley, R.; Bautista, H.P. [4267] Brazil K003356662 Yes
Mexico K:SPC-16970.000 No
Roque, N.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Sano, P.T.; Souza, V.C. [s.n.] Brazil K003356663 Yes
Harley, R.M. [26163] Brazil K:SPC-55712.000 No
Burchell [805A] Brazil K003356664 Yes
Wynd, F.L.; Mueller, C.H. [256] Mexico K000601227 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stannard, B.; Ganev, W.; Queiroz, R.F. [H51762] Brazil K:SPC-58892.000 No
Pringle, C.G. [1950] Mexico K000601224 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Welwitsch [529b] Angola Berlinianche K000435226 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Angola Berlinianche K000435227 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0