Brachyotum strigosum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Melastomateae
Genus: Brachyotum
Species: Brachyotum strigosum

Name

Brachyotum strigosum (L.f.) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 49. 1871 [1872].

Synonymy

Basionym
- Melastoma strigosum L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 236. 1781 [1782]. (as strigosa) – non Melastoma strigosum Rich. ex DC., Prodr. 3: 161. 1828, nom. inval. pro syn.
  - Typus: Colombia: "Nova Granada"; Mutis 23/s.n. (original material: LINN-559.6, LINN-559.7).

Heterotypic
- Rhexia stricta Bonpl. in Humb. & Bonpl., Monogr. Melast. 2: 19(–20), t. 8. 1808. – non Rhexia stricta Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. (Pursh) 1: 258. 1814 [1813], nom. illeg. hom.
  - Typus: "Perou, Mont Purase pres de Loxa" [in errore]; Colombia, Cundinamarca: "Sta. Fé" [recte]; Aug 1801; Bonpland & Humboldt s.n. (holotype: P-00136426; isotypes: P-00136427, P-00136428, P-00136429, P-00136430, P-00136431, P-00136432, P-00136433).
- Chaetogastra stricta (Bonpl.) DC., Prodr. 3: 134(–135). 1828.
- Alifana stricta (Bonpl.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 101. 1838. (as A. striata)
- Chaetogastra goudotii Naudin, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 14(2): 131. 1850. (as Chætogastra Goudotii)
  - Typus: Colombia, Cundinamarca: "Nouvelle Grenade, Bogota"; 1844; Goudot 2 (holotype: P-00136425).
- ? Brachyotum strictum Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 162, t. 3, fig. 33a. 1871 [1872], nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

De Candolle, A.P. 1828. Ordo LXXVI. Melastomaceae. Pp. 99–202 in Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, Pars 3, Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines XXVI. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page.
Humboldt, A. & Bonpland, A. 1806–1823. Monographia Melastomacearum, continens Plantas hujus ordinis, hucusque collectas, praesertim per regnum Mexici, in provinciis Venezuelae et Novae Andalusiae, in Peruvianorum, Quitensium, Novae Granatae Andibus, ad Orinoci, Fluvii Nigri, fluminis Amazonum ripas nascentes. Vol. 2: Rhexiae. II+158 pp., 60 tt., index. Gide filium, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. (filius) 1782 ["1781"]. Supplementum Plantarum systematis vegetabilium editionis decimae tertiae, generum plantarum editionis sextae, et specierum plantarum editionis secundae. [XVI]+468 pp. Impensis Orphanotrophei, Brunsvigae [Braunschweig]. BHL Reference page.
Naudin, C. 1850. Melastomacearum quae in Musaeo Parisiensi continentur monographicae descriptionis et secundum affinitates distributionis tentamen. (Sequentia.) Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, série 3, 13: 25–39, 126–159, 273–303, 347–362, 14: 53–76, 118–165. BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL BHL Reference page.
Rafinesque, C.S. 1838. Sylva Telluriana. Mantissa synoptica. New genera and species of trees and shrubs of North America, and other regions of the earth, omitted or mistaken by the botanical authors and compilers, or not properly classified, now reduced by their natural affinities to the proper natural orders and tribes. 184 pp. Printed for the author and publisher, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page.
Triana, J. 1872 ["1871"]. Les Mélastomacées. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 28: 1–188, tt. 1–7. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Uribe Uribe, L. (†). 1983. Flora de la Real Expedicion Botanica del Nuevo Reino de Granada. Tomo XXXI: Melastomaceas, segunda parte. 71 pp., 53 tt. Ediciones Cultura Hispanica, Madrid. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Wurdack, J.J. 1953. A revision of the genus Brachyotum (Tibouchineae-Melastomaceae). Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 8: 343–407. BHL Reference page.
Wurdack, J.J. 1971. Geographic errors in Bonpland collections of Melastomataceae. Taxon 20: 591–593. DOI: 10.2307/1218260 JSTOR Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Brachyotum strigosum. Published online. Accessed: 06 January 2019.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brachyotum strigosum.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Brachyotum strigosum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-01-06.
Hassler, M. 2019. Brachyotum strigosum. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 January 06. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2019. Brachyotum strigosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 January 2019.
Brachyotum strigosum in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 06 January 2019.

Notes

The name Melastoma strigosum has also been applied to Tibouchina ornata, the name Chaetogastra stricta to Brachyotum cernuum and to Brachyotum lindenii.

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