| Pachylecythis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lecythidoideae |
| Genus: | Pachylecythis Ledoux |
Pachylecythis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae. It includes five species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.[1]
The genus was first described by E.P. Ledoux in 1964. It was later synonymized with genus Lecythis. In 2024 Vargas et al. published phylogenetic study which concluded that Lecythis was polyphyletic. The authors proposed reinstating Pachylecythis to encompass the paraphyletic Pisonis section of Lecythis.[2]
Species
Five species are accepted.[1]
- Pachylecythis ampla (Miers) O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick
- Pachylecythis lanceolata (Poir.) O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick
- Pachylecythis marcgraaviana (Miers) O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick
- Pachylecythis pisonis (Cambess.) O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick
- Pachylecythis zabucajo (Aubl.) O.M.Vargas & C.W.Dick
References
- ^ a b "Pachylecythis Ledoux". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 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
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