Trigastrotheca (Molluginaceae)

Trigastrotheca pentaphylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Molluginaceae
Genus: Trigastrotheca
Species: T. molluginea – T. pentaphylla – T. rupestris – T. stricta

Name

Trigastrotheca F.Muell. Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 9: 16. (1857)

• Type species: Trigastrotheca molluginea F.Muell. Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 9: 16. (1857)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia Introduced into: Brazil North, Brazil South, Cameroon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mueller, F.J.H. von 1857. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 9: 16.

Additional references

• Thulin, M., Moore, A.J., El-Seedi, H., Larsson, A., Christin, P.A. & Edwards, E.J. 2016. Phylogeny and generic delimitation in Molluginaceae, new pigment data in Caryophyllales, and the new family Corbichoniaceae. Taxon 65(4): 775–793. DOI: 10.12705/654.6 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Trigastrotheca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2017. Trigastrotheca. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Apr. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Trigastrotheca. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 21 2017.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Trigastrotheca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Apr. 2017.

Vernacular names

English: carpetweed

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