| Genus | Dorstenia |
|---|---|
| Species | brasiliensis |
| Authority | Lam. |
| Synonyms | Dorstenia tubicina Ruiz & Pav. Dorstenia brasiliensis Lam. var. tubicina (Ruiz & Pav.) Chodat & Vischer Dorstenia pernambucana Arruda Dorstenia infundibuliformis Lodd. Dorstenia montevidensis Fielding & Gardner Dorstenia tomentosa Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Dorstenia brasiliensis Lam. var. tomentosa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Hassl. Dorstenia brasiliensis Lam. var. major Chodat Dorstenia tubicina Lam. var. genuina f. major (Chodat) Hassl. Dorstenia montana Herzog Dorstenia brasiliensis Lam. var. palustris Hassl. Dorstenia tubicina Ruiz & Pav. var. opifera (Mart.) Hassl. f. subexcentrica Hassl. Dorstenia brasiliensis Lam. var. guaranitica Chodat & Vischer Dorstenia brasiliensis Lam. f. balansae Chodat Dorstenia sabanensis Cuatrec. Dorstenia heringeri Carauta & C.Valente Dorstenia schulzii Carauta, C.Valente & D.S.D.Araujo Dorstenia amazonica Carauta, C.Valente & O.M.Barth |
Dorstenia brasiliensis is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Moraceae of the order Rosales.
Distribution
The plant is native to northeastern and central South America, across most of Brazil,[1][2][3]
Areas it is found include: the Amazon, Atlantic Forest, and Cerrado ecoregions; and off the northeast coast on Trinidad and Tobago.[1][2]
References
- ^ GBIF.org: Checklist View for Dorstenia brasiliensis, with distribution map.
- ^ GBIF.org: Naturalis Biodiversity Center — Occurrence Search Results for Dorstenia brasiliensis
- ^ Berg, Cornelis C. (2001). "Moreae, Artocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae), with Introductions to the Family and Ficus and with Additions and Corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7". Flora Neotropica. 83: 1–346.