Apteria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dioscoreales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Dioscoreales

Apteria Nutt., J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 64 (1834)

Heterotypic
- Nemitis Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 33 (1838)
- Stemoptera Miers, Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 62 (1840)
- Monostychosepalum Barb.Rodr., Revista Hort. 22: 184 (1877)

Nuttall, T. (1834) Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(1): 64–66, pl. 9, f. 2. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Apteria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 12. Reference page.
Emonocot.org 2016. Apteria in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2016 Oct. 7.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Apteria. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 12 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Apteria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Sept. 2015.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands.
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Paraguay.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.