Euphorbiaceae

Microstachys

Microstachys hispida (Mart.) F.Dietr.

First published in Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 5: 556 (1836)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Brazil to N. Argentina. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution
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Classification
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Other data

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay

Homotypic Synonyms

Cnemidostachys hispida Mart. in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Bras. 1: 71 (1824)
Sebastiania corniculata var. hispida (Mart.) Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 560 (1874)
Sebastiania hispida (Mart.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 105 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. euhispida Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 109 (1912), not validly publ.

Heterotypic Synonyms

Cnemidostachys crotonoides Mart. in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Bras. 1: 71 (1824)
Microstachys crotonoides (Mart.) F.Dietr. in Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 5: 556 (1836)
Sebastiania corniculata f. crotonoides (Mart.) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1171 (1866)
Sebastiania corniculata var. ferruginea Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 555 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. incana Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 557 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. intercedens Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 556 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. klotzschiana Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1169 (1866)
Sebastiania corniculata var. laeta Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 559 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. lagoensis Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 557 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. leucoblepharis Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1172 (1866)
Sebastiania corniculata var. macrophylla Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1170 (1866)
Sebastiania corniculata var. major Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1171 (1866)
Sebastiania corniculata var. mansoana Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 557 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. megapontica Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 559 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. occidentalis Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 557 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. oligophylla Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 556 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. paraguayensis Chodat in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 398 (1901)
Sebastiania corniculata var. purpurella Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 558 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. regnellii Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 558 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. riedelii Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 557 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. schuechiana Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 559 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. sclerophylla Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 560 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. speciosa Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 560 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. subglabrata Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 561 (1874)
Sebastiania corniculata var. tomentosa Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1171 (1866)
Sebastiania corniculata var. weddelliana Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 558 (1874)
Sebastiania hispida var. ambigua Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 110 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. aspera Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 109 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida f. brevipila Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 109 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. crotonoides (Mart.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 110 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. cuyabensis Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147 XVII: 200 (1924)
Sebastiania hispida var. ferruginea (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 107 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida f. glabrescens Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 109 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. graciliramea Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 107 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. incana (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 107 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. intercedens (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 111 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. klotzschiana (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 106 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. laeta (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 109 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. lagoensis (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 107 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. leucoblepharis (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 110 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. macrophylla (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 108 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. major (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 113 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. mansoana (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 110 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. megapontica (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 108 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. occidentalis (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 107 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. oligophylla (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 107 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. paraguayensis (Chodat) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 111 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. purpurella (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 110 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. regnellii (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 106 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. riedelii (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 110 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. scandens Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 111 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. schuechiana (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 111 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. sclerophylla (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 113 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. speciosa (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 111 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. stenophylla Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 107 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. subglabrata (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 113 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. subpatula Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 111 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. tomentosa (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 109 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida f. villosula Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 109 (1912)
Sebastiania hispida var. weddeliana (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, V: 109 (1912)
Stillingia crotonoides (Mart.) Baill. in Étude Euphorb.: 516 (1858)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Malpighiales

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Family
Euphorbiaceae

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Genus
Microstachys

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Species
Microstachys hispida

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.

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Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Jan 1, 2013	Martius, C.F.P. [906] Brazil		K000913098	Isotype	Yes
Jan 1, 2013	Martius, C.F.P. [s.n.] Brazil		K001211540		Yes
Jan 1, 2013	Luschnath [1334] Brazil		K001211539		Yes
Jan 1, 2013	Martius, C.F.P. [427] Brazil		K000913091	Type	Yes
Jan 1, 2013	Ganev, W. [1999] Brazil		K001211531		Yes
	Hatschbach, G. [14233] Brazil		K001211517		Yes
	Harley, R.M. [20544] Brazil		K001211576		Yes
	Hind, D.J.N. [50468] Brazil		K001211526		Yes
	Harley, R.M. [27616] Brazil		K001211529		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [5731] Brazil		K001211567		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [30414] Brazil		K001211523		Yes
	Pohl, J.B.E. [1718] Brazil		K000913093	Syntype	Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [31365] Brazil		K001211577		Yes
	Hoehne, W. [12657] Brazil		K001211522		Yes
	Glaziou, A.F.M. [s.n.] Brazil		K001211528		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [26582] Brazil		K001211559		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [21845] Brazil		K001211573		Yes
	Eiten, G. [3416] Brazil		K001211518		Yes
	Anderson, W.R. [7680] Brazil		K001211571		Yes
	Rambo, B. [40843] Brazil		K001211525		Yes
	Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil		K001211541		Yes
	Harley, R.M. [26152] Brazil		K001211520		Yes
	Pirani, J.R. [1619] Brazil		K001211515		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [8211] Brazil		K001211534		Yes
	Anderson, W.R. [36451] Brazil		K001211575		Yes
	Anderson, W.R. [8349] Brazil		K001211553		Yes
	Mexia, Y. [5829] Brazil		K001211542		Yes
	Davidse, G. [17952] Brazil		K001211521		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [18278] Brazil		K001211560		Yes
	Smith, L.B. [11565] Brazil		K001211551		Yes
	Harley, R.M. [15032] Brazil		K001211550		Yes
	Riedel [s.n.] Brazil		K001211538		Yes
	Sellow [s.n.] Brazil		K001211536		Yes
	Martius [s.n.] Brazil		K001211543		Yes
	Fiebrig, K. [1272] Paraguay		K000913094	Isotype	Yes
	Langsdorff [s.n.] Brazil		K001211524		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [29503] Brazil		K001211556		Yes
	Saint-Hilaire, A.F.C.P. [s.n.] Brazil		K001211535		Yes
	Heringer, E.P. [10638] Brazil		K001211561		Yes
	Ratter, J.A. [3658] Brazil		K001211564		Yes
	Krapovickas, A. [42852] Brazil		K001211578		Yes
	Ganev, W. [76] Brazil		K001211533		Yes
	Hassler, E. [4902] Paraguay		K000913095	Syntype	Yes
	Santiago, A.F. [23] Brazil		K001211547		Yes
	Harley, R.M. [15353] Brazil		K001211574		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [19260] Brazil		K001211519		Yes
	Harley, R.M. [20110] Brazil		K001211554		Yes
	Heringer, E.P. [4287] Brazil		K001211562		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [26578] Brazil		K001211558		Yes
	Maas, P.J.M. [3314] Brazil		K001211545		Yes
	Harley, R.M. [17091] Brazil		K001211548		Yes
	Anderson, W.R. [35624] Brazil		K001211549		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [23301] Brazil		K001211555		Yes
	Rambo, B. [46903] Brazil		K001211516		Yes
	Ratter, J.A. [4052] Brazil		K001211563		Yes
	Ganev, W. [2376] Brazil		K001211527		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [23404] Brazil		K001211546		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [8349] Brazil		K001211570		Yes
	Rodrigues, I.A. [365] Brazil		K001211544		Yes
	Ratter, J.A. [3100] Brazil		K001211565		Yes
	s.coll. [1730] Brazil		K000913097	Type	Yes
	Anderson, W.R. [8358] Brazil		K001211572		Yes
	Sellow [s.n.] Brazil		K001211537		Yes
	Lughadha, E.N. [50203] Brazil		K001211532		Yes
	Pohl, J.B.E. [1718]		K000913092	Syntype	Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [5399] Brazil		K001211568		Yes
	Ganev, W. [2637] Brazil		K001211530		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [15571] Brazil		K001211566		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [28912] Brazil		K001211557		Yes
	s.coll. [1730] Brazil		K000913096	Type	Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [28093] Brazil		K001211552		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [8980] Brazil		K001211569		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [30415] Brazil		K001211579		Yes
	Hassler, E. [6907] Paraguay	Sebastiania hispida var. scandens	K000600994	Type	Yes
	Hassler, E. [8227] Paraguay	Sebastiania hispida var. aspera	K000600993	Type	Yes
	Mexia, Y. [4191] Brazil	Sebastiania hispida	K001211808		Yes
	Philcox, D. [4899] Brazil	Sebastiania hispida	K001211807		Yes
	Irwin, H.S. [29198] Brazil	Sebastiania hispida	K001211812		Yes
	Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J. [6676] Brazil	Sebastiania hispida	K001211809		Yes
	Glaziou, A. [8929] Brazil	Sebastiania hispida	K001211811		Yes
	Anderson, W.R. [6927] Brazil	Sebastiania hispida	K001211810		Yes

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Microstachys hispida (Mart.) F.Dietr.

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Microstachys hispida (Mart.) F.Dietr.

Distribution

Native to:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Other Data

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Herbarium Catalogue (81 records)

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