Erblichia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae. The only species is Erblichia odorata, common name Butterfly tree or Flor de Mayo.[1][2] Originally the genera was composed of five species, however, these species are currently classified as heterotypic synonyms.[1] Unlike other members of Turneroideae which exhibit distyly, E. odorata is a homostylous species.[3]
Its native range is Mexico to Central America, it is found in the countries of; Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panamá.[1]
The genus name is in honour of Ch. Erblich, a German court garden-master in Hannover,[4] it was first described and published in Bot. Voy. Herald on page 130 in 1854.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Erblichia Seem. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "We found a passionflower tree! Its name is Flor de Mayo (Erblichia odorata)". FLAAR MESOAMERICA. 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- ^ Shore, Joel S.; Arbo, Maria M.; Fernández, Aveliano (2006). "Breeding system variation, genetics and evolution in the Turneraceae". New Phytologist. 171 (3): 539–551. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01807.x. hdl:11336/41821. ISSN 0028-646X. PMID 16866957.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.