Gitara
| Gitara | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Plukenetieae |
| Subtribe: | Tragiinae |
| Genus: | Gitara Pax & K.Hoffm. |
| Species: | G. nicaraguensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gitara nicaraguensis (Hemsl.) Card.-McTeag. & L.J.Gillespie | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Gitara is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It includes a single species, Gitara nicaraguensis, a shrub or tree native to the tropical Americas. It ranges from Guatemala through Central America and northern South America to Bolivia and northern Brazil.[2]
The species was first described as Cleidion nicaraguense by William Hemsley in 1883. In 2016 Warren M. Cardinal-McTeague and Lynn J. Gillespie placed the species in the newly-described genus Gitara as G. nicaraguensis.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Condit, R. (2020) [amended version of 2019 assessment]. "Gitara nicaraguensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T152151480A180751951. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T152151480A180751951.en. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Gitara nicaraguensis (Hemsl.) Card.-McTeag. & L.J.Gillespie". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 May 2026.