Checklist

Phthirusa percrassa Rizzini =Phthirusa stenophylla
Phthirusa perdivergens Rizzini =Phthirusa stelis
Phthirusa perforata Rizzini =Phthirusa guyanensis
Phthirusa phaeocladus Eichler =Phthirusa guyanensis
Phthirusa ptariana Steyerm. =Struthanthus syringifolius
Phthirusa pyramidalis Rizzini =Phthirusa stelis
Phthirusa retroflexa (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuijt =Phthirusa stelis
Phthirusa roraimense Steyerm. =Cladocolea roraimensis
Phthirusa rubromicans Rizzini =Phthirusa stelis
Phthirusa sandwithii Maguire =Cladocolea sandwithii
Phthirusa savannarum Maguire =Oryctina myrsinites
Phthirusa seitzii Krug & Urb. =Phthirusa stelis
Phthirusa squamulosa (Pohl) Klotzsch ex Eichler =Phthirusa rufa
Phthirusa theobromae (Willd.) Eichler =Phthirusa stelis
Psittacanthus calyculatus var. wurdackii Rizzini =Psittacanthus
rhynchanthus
Psittacanthus chrismarii Urb. =Psittacanthus rhynchanthus
Psittacanthus cinctus (Mart.) Mart. var. guainiae Rizzini =Psittacanthus
cinctus
Psittacanthus clusiifolius (Willd.) Eichler var. pseudojulianus Rizzini
=Psittacanthus clusiifolius
Psittacanthus cupulifer (Kunth) Klotzsch =Psittacanthus cucullaris
Psittacanthus falcifrons (Mart.) Mart. =Psittacanthus cucullaris
Psittacanthus intermedius Rizzini =Psittacanthus robustus
Psittacanthus rhynchanthus (Benth.) Kuijt subsp. wurdackii (Rizzini) Kuijt
=Psittacanthus rhynchanthus
Psittacanthus semiarticulatus Rizzini =Psittacanthus rhynchanthus
Psittacanthus warmingii Eichler =Psittacanthus acinarius
Struthanthus chimantensis Steyerm. & Maguire =Struthanthus gracilis
Struthanthus cupulifer Rizzini =Struthanthus gracilis
Struthanthus dichotrianthus Eichler var. dichotrianthus Rizzini
=Struthanthus dichotrianthus
Struthanthus dichotrianthus Eichler var. lasserianus Rizzini =Struthanthus
dichotrianthus
Struthanthus dissimilis Rizzini =Struthanthus dichotrianthus
Struthanthus gracilis (Gleason) Steyerm. & Maguire var. mucronatus
(Steyerm.) Rizzini =Struthanthus gracilis
Struthanthus granulatus Rizzini =Struthanthus dichotrianthus
Struthanthus micranthus (Eichler) Baehni & Macbr. =Cladocolea
micrantha
Struthanthus mucronatus Steyerm. =Struthanthus gracilis
Struthanthus nitens (Mart.) Mart. =Phthirusa nitens
Struthanthus pseudolepidotus Rizzini =Phthirusa nitens
Struthanthus pterygopus (Mart.) Mart. =Phthirusa podoptera
Struthanthus retroflexa (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuijt =Phthirusa stelis
Struthanthus squamulosus Klotzsch ex Eichler =Phthirusa rufa
Struthanthus terniflorus Eichler =Struthanthus dichotrianthus
Struthanthus translucens Rizzini =Struthanthus dichotrianthus
Struthanthus umbellatus Kuijt =Phthirusa pycnostachya
Struthanthus yavitensis Rizzini =Struthanthus dichotrianthus
Taguaria puracense (Kunth) Raf. =Gaiadendron punctatum
Tripodanthus eugenioides (Kunth) Tiegh. =Tripodanthus acutifolius
Lythraceae
Ammannia auriculata Willd. [to be expected in
the Guianas]
Ammannia coccinea Rottb. [to be expected in
the Guianas]
Ammannia latifolia L. FG
Crenea maritima Aubl. DA GU SU FG
Cuphea anagalloidea A. St.-Hil. GU
Cuphea anisoclada Lourteig AM BO
Cuphea annulata Koehne AM BO
Cuphea antisyphilitica Kunth var. acutifolia AM BO GU
Benth.
Cuphea antisyphilitica Kunth var. antisyphilitica AM BO GU
Cuphea blackii Lourteig FG
Cuphea bolivariensis Lourteig BO GU
Cuphea cardonae Lourteig BO
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Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F. Macbr. BO SU FG
Cuphea cataractarum Spruce ex Koehne AM
Cuphea curiosa Lourteig var. curiosa AM BO
Cuphea curiosa Lourteig var. oresbia Lourteig AM BO
Cuphea dactylophora Koehne AM BO GU
Cuphea distichophylla Lourteig AM
Cuphea elliptica Koehne AM BO DA
Cuphea galeato-calcarata Lourteig AM
Cuphea gracilis Kunth AM GU
Cuphea insolita Lourteig GU
Cuphea maigualidensis Lourteig AM BO
Cuphea melvilla Lindl. AM BO DA GU FG
Cuphea micrantha Kunth BO GU
Cuphea odonellii Lourteig AM BO
Cuphea pleiantha Lourteig
Cuphea repens Koehne [to be expected in the
Guianas]
AM
Cuphea rhodocalyx Lourteig AM
Cuphea rigidula Benth. BO GU
Cuphea tenuissima Koehne
Lafoensia vandelliana Cham. & Schltdl. [to be
expected in the Guianas]
BO
Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. [cultivated or
GU
escaped from cultivation]
Lawsonia inermis L. BO DA GU SU
Pehria compacta (Rusby) Sprague BO
Rotala mexicana Cham. & Schltdl. AM BO GU SU FG
Rotala ramosior (L.) Koehne [to be expected in
the Guianas]
BO DA
Lythraceae - Synonyms and
Misidentifications
Ammannia ramosior L. =Rotala ramosior
Crenea surinamensis (L. f.) Koehne =Crenea maritima
Cuphea antisyphilitica Kunth fma. gracillima Koehne =Cuphea
antisyphilitica var. acutifolia
Cuphea antisyphilitica Kunth fma. subhirsuta Koehne =Cuphea
antisyphilitica
Cuphea balsamona Cham. & Schltdl. =Cuphea carthagenensis
Cuphea gracilis auct. non Kunth 1824, nec Seem. 1854. =Cuphea
antisyphilitica
Cuphea gracilis Kunth var. major Koehne =Cuphea antisyphilitica var.
acutifolia
Cuphea gracilis Kunth var. media Koehne =Cuphea gracilis
Cuphea mimuloides Cham. & Schltdl. var. guianensis Koehne =Cuphea
anagalloidea
Cuphea multicaulis Koehne =Cuphea gracilis
Cuphea pauciflora Koehne =Cuphea gracilis
Cuphea rhodocalyx Lourteig var. setosa Lourteig =Cuphea cardonae
Cuphea speciosa (A. Anderson) Kuntze =Cuphea melvilla
Dodecas maritimus (Aubl.) Griseb. =Crenea maritima
Dodecas surinamensis L. f. =Crenea maritima
Grislea compacta Rusby =Pehria compacta
Grislea secunda Loefl. =Pehria compacta
Hypobrichia spruceana Benth. =Rotala mexicana
Hypobrichia spruceana Benth. var. tenuifolia Griseb. =Rotala mexicana
Lafoensia pacari A. St.-Hil. [not in Guianas]
Lawsonia alba Lam. =Lawsonia inermis
Lawsonia speciosa L. =Lawsonia inermis
Lythrum carthagenense Jacq. =Cuphea carthagenensis
Melvilla speciosa A. Anderson =Cuphea melvilla
Rotala apetala F. Muell. =Rotala mexicana
Rotala mexicana Cham. & Schltdl. var. apetala (F. Muell.) Lourteig
=Rotala mexicana
Rotala mexicana Cham. & Schltdl. var. spruceana (Benth.) Koehne
=Rotala mexicana