Taxon: Pithecoctenium crucigerum (L.) A. H. Gentry

• the 3 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• monkey's-comb   (Source: Atlas Florida [http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1814]) – English
  
• peine de mico   (Source: Ann Mo BG 94:630.) – Spanish
  

Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA
  Northern Mexico: Mexico - Tamaulipas
  Southern Mexico: Mexico - Chiapas, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Queretaro
• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Caribbean: Cuba; Jamaica; Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad
  Mesoamerica: Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama
  Northern South America: French Guiana; Suriname; Venezuela - Amazonas, Anzoategui, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Portuguesa, Tachira, Zulia
  Brazil: Brazil - Acre, Ceara, Goias, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina
  Western South America: Bolivia - Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz; Colombia - Bolivar, Choco, Guajira, Magdalena; Ecuador - Guayas; Peru - Cuzco, Junin, Madre de Dios, San Martin
  Southern South America: Argentina - Corrientes, Misiones; Paraguay; Uruguay

References:

• Angely, J. A. 1970–. Flora analítica e fitográfica do Estado de São Paulo. [= P. echinatum (Jacq.) Baill.].
• Dodson, C. H. & A. H. Gentry. 1978. Flora of the Rio Palenque science center.
• Gentry, A. H. 1975. Bignonia crucigera: a case of mistaken identity. Taxon 24:121–123.
• Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978–. Flora de Veracruz.
• Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973–. Flora of Ecuador.
• Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezola. [= Amphilophium crucigerum (L.) L. Lohmann].
• Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936–1971. Flora of Peru.; new ser. 1980- [= P. echinatum (Jacq.) Baill.].
• Pool, A. 2007. A revision of the genus Pithecoctenium (Bignoniaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 94:628–633.
• Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946–1976. Flora of Guatemala. [= P. echinatum (Jacq.) Baill.].
• Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Pithecoctenium crucigerum.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Pithecoctenium crucigerum.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Pithecoctenium crucigerum.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Amphilophium crucigerum (L.) L. G. Lohmann
  
• (≡) Bignonia crucigera L. (basionym)
  
• (=) Bignonia echinata Jacq.
  
• (=) Bignonia squalus Vell.
  
• (=) Pithecoctenium echinatum (Jacq.) Baill.
  (previously associated with 2 accessions)

Check other web resources for Pithecoctenium crucigerum (L.) A. H. Gentry:

• Flora del Conosur: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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