''Sorocea'' is a Neotropical genus of woody
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
s in the family
Moraceae. Its distribution ranges from
Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...
to southern
Brazil
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. It is placed within the tribe
Moreae, and is closely related to the
monotypic
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''
Bagassa
''Bagassa guianensis'' is a tree in the plant family Moraceae which is native to the Guianas and Brazil. It is valued as a timber tree and as a food tree for wildlife. The juvenile leaves are distinctly different in appearance from the mature l ...
''.
Species List
According to Kew,
there are currently 22 accepted species:
* ''
Sorocea affinis''
Hemsl.
William Botting Hemsley (29 December 1843, in East Hoathly – 7 October 1924, in Kent) was an English botanist and 1909 Victoria Medal (horticulture), Victoria Medal of Honour recipient.
He was born in East Hoathly, Sussex and in 1860 started wo ...
* ''
Sorocea angustifolia''
Al.Santos & Romaniuc
* ''
Sorocea bonplandii''
(Baill.) W.C.Burger, Lanj. & de Boer
* ''
Sorocea briquetii''
J.F.Macbr.
* ''
Sorocea carautana''
M.D.M.Vianna, Carrijo & Romaniuc
* ''
Sorocea duckei''
W.C.Burger
* ''
Sorocea ganevii''
R.M.Castro
* ''
Sorocea guilleminiana''
Gaudich.
* ''
Sorocea hilarii''
Gaudich.
* ''
Sorocea jaramilloi''
C.C.Berg
* ''
Sorocea jureiana''
Romaniuc
* ''
Sorocea klotzschiana''
Baill.
* ''
Sorocea longipedicellata''
A.F.P.Machado, M.D.M.Vianna & Romaniuc
* ''
Sorocea muriculata''
Miq.
* ''
Sorocea pubivena''
Hemsl.
* ''
Sorocea racemosa''
Gaudich.
* ''
Sorocea ruminata''
C.C.Berg
* ''
Sorocea sarcocarpa''
Lanj. & Wess.Boer
* ''
Sorocea sprucei
''Sorocea'' is a Neotropical genus of woody plants in the family Moraceae. Its distribution ranges from Chiapas to southern Brazil. It is placed within the tribe Moreae, and is closely related to the Monotypic taxon, monotypic ''Bagassa''.
Spec ...
''
(Baill.
Henri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on 30 November 1827 and died in Paris on 19 July 1895.
Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on ...
) J.F.Macbr.
James Francis Macbride (19 May 1892 16 June 1976) was an American botanist who devoted most of his professional life to the study of the flora of Peru.
Early life and education
Born on 19 May 1892 in Rock Valley, Iowa, Macbride graduated from th ...
* ''
Sorocea steinbachii''
C.C.Berg
* ''
Sorocea subumbellata''
( C.C.Berg) Cornejo
* ''
Sorocea trophoides''
W.C.Burger
References
Moraceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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