Scottmoria
| Scottmoria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lecythidoideae |
| Genus: | Scottmoria Cornejo |
Scottmoria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae. It includes 26 species native tropical Central and South America, ranging from Honduras to Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.[1]
The genus was described in 2024 by Xavier Cornejo, who named it in honor of American botanist Scott Alan Mori (1941–2020), an authority in the neotropical Lecythidaceae.[2] The species in Scottmoria constitute the former Integrifolia clade of genus Eschweilera. Vargas et al. published a phylogenetic study in 2024 which concluded that Eschweilera was polyphyletic, and the authors proposed new or revived genera, including Scottmoria, for species in the paraphyletic sections of Eschweilera.[3]
Species
26 species are accepted.[1]
- Scottmoria aguilarii (S.A.Mori) Cornejo
- Scottmoria albomarginata Cornejo
- Scottmoria amplexifolia (S.A.Mori) Cornejo
- Scottmoria andina (Rusby) Cornejo
- Scottmoria antioquensis (Dugand & H.Daniel) Cornejo
- Scottmoria awaensis (S.A.Mori & Cornejo) Cornejo
- Scottmoria brevipetiolata (S.A.Mori & Cornejo) Cornejo
- Scottmoria calyculata (Pittier) Cornejo
- Scottmoria caudiculata (R.Knuth) Cornejo
- Scottmoria collinsii (Pittier) Cornejo
- Scottmoria decurrens Cornejo
- Scottmoria hondurensis (Standl.) Cornejo
- Scottmoria integrifolia (Ruiz & Pav. ex Miers) Cornejo
- Scottmoria jacquelyniae (S.A.Mori) Cornejo
- Scottmoria jefensis (J.E.Bat. & S.A.Mori) Cornejo
- Scottmoria ovalifolia (DC.) Cornejo
- Scottmoria pachyderma (Cuatrec.) Cornejo
- Scottmoria panamensis (Pittier) Cornejo
- Scottmoria podoaquilae (Cornejo) Cornejo
- Scottmoria rimbachii (Standl.) Cornejo
- Scottmoria roseocalyx (J.E.Bat., S.A.Mori & J.S.Harrison) Cornejo
- Scottmoria rotundicarpa (J.E.Bat. & S.A.Mori) Cornejo
- Scottmoria sclerophylla (Cuatrec.) Cornejo
- Scottmoria sessilis (A.C.Sm.) Cornejo
- Scottmoria silverstonei (Cornejo) Cornejo
- Scottmoria spiralocucullata S.A.Mori & Cornejo
References
- ^ a b "Scottmoria Cornejo". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "Scottmoria". International Plant Names Index. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ Oscar M. Vargas, Drew A. Larson, Juvenal Batista, Xavier Cornejo, Bruno Garcia Luize, Diana Medellín-Zabala, Michel Ribeiro, Nathan P. Smith, Stephen A. Smith, Alberto Vicentini, and Christopher W. Dick "Reclassification of the Bertholletia Clade of the Brazil Nut Family (Lecythidaceae) Based on a Phylogenetic Analysis of Plastome and Target Sequence Capture Data," Harvard Papers in Botany 29(1), 159-179, (30 June 2024). https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v29iss1.2024.n18