Evodianthus Explained

Evodianthus is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1857. It contains only one known species, Evodianthus funifer, native to Trinidad & Tobago, Central America (Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua) and northern South America (N Brazil, the Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru).^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Subspecies^[1]

• Evodianthus funifer subsp. fendlerianus Harding - Aragua State in Venezuela
• Evodianthus funifer subsp. funifer - most of species range
• Evodianthus funifer subsp. peruvianus Harling - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
• Evodianthus funifer subsp. trailianus (Drude) Harling - Guianas, Colombia, Peru, NW Brazil

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=305997 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Williams, R.O. (1986). Flora of Trinidad and Tobago 3(4): 279-380. Government Printing Office, Port-of-Spain.
3. Braco, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru: 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
4. Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
5. Berry, P.E., Holst, B.K. & Yatskievych, K. (eds.) (1998). Flora of the Venenzuela Guayana 4: 1-799. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
6. Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
7. Stevens, W.D. & al. (eds.) (2001). Flora de Nicaragua 1: 1-943. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.