Caribbean miterwort
Mitreola petiolata (J.F.Gmel.) Torr. & A.Gray
Mitreola petiolata (J.F.Gmel.) Torr. & A.Gray is a species in the Loganiaceae family, commonly known as Caribbean miterwort. It is distributed across regions including Brazil, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, and parts of the United States and Central America.
Description
Mitreola petiolata is a member of the Loganiaceae family and is native to a wide range of regions, including Brazil (Northeast, North, Southeast, West-Central), the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, and parts of the United States such as Alabama and Arkansas. It is also found in the Andaman Islands, Assam, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Islands, China (South-Central and Southeast), and Parque Nacional Natural Tinigua in Colombia. The species was first published in 1841.
Other common names
lax hornpodCaribbean miterwort
Distribution
BR · Parque Nacional Natural Tinigua · Magdalena, Meta · Alabama · Andaman Is. · Arkansas · Assam · Bahamas · Bangladesh · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil West-Central · Cambodia · Cameroon · Caroline Is. · China South-Central · China Southeast · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · East Himalaya · Ecuador · El Salvador · Florida · French Guiana · Georgia
Synonyms
Ophiorrhiza lanceolataOphiorrhiza mitreolaCynoctonum mitreolaCynoctonum mitreola var. campylocarpaCynoctonum mitreola var. orthocarpaCynoctonum oldenlandioidesCynoctonum paniculatumCynoctonum petiolatumCynoctonum succulentumCynoctonum mitreola var. intermediaCynoctonum mitreola var. lilacinaMitreola oldenlandioidesMitreola paniculataMitreola inconspicuaMitreola lanceolataMitreola swartziiMitreola ophiorhizoidesMitreola paniculata var. lilacinaMitreola tracyiMitreola paniculata var. glabraMitreola paniculata var. oldenlandioides