Ruyschia tremadena

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Marcgraviaceae
Subfamilia: Noranteoideae
Genus: Ruyschia
Species: Ruyschia tremadena

Name

Ruyschia tremadena (Ernst) Lundell, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 6: 47. 1941.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Vargasia tremadena Ernst, Várgas Consider. como Bot.: 22(–23). 1877.

• Homotypic
  • Caracasia tremadena (Ernst) Szyszył., Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engl. & Prantl] III. 6: 164. 1893.

• Heterotypic
  • Ruyschia zuluetana Philipson, Mutisia 24: 1. 1956.

Distribution

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

References

• Giraldo-Cañas, D. 2011. Las Marcgraviaceae de Colombia: Inventario, diversidad, endemismo y distribución. Bioetnia 8: 28–39. PDF Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Ruyschia tremadena. Published online. Accessed: 13 January 2016.

• Tropicos.org 2016. Ruyschia tremadena. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 January 2016.
• Tropicos.org: Flora Mesoamericana: Ruyschia tremadena. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 January 2016.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Ruyschia tremadena. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 January 2016.