Gaultheria anastomosans

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Vaccinioideae
Tribus: Gaultherieae
Genus: Gaultheria
Species: Gaultheria anastomosans

Name[edit]

Gaultheria anastomosans (L.f.) Kunth in Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 3(11): 283. 1818 [1819]. – Nov. Gen. Sp. (folio ed.) 3(11): 221. 1818 [1819]. (as Gualtheria anastomosans)

Synonymy[edit]

Basionym
- Andromeda anastomosans L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 237. 1781 [1782].
  - Typus: Colombia: "Nova Granada"; Mutis s.n. (lectotype, designated by Luteyn (1995), p. 407: LINN-563.20; probable isolectotypes: LINN-563.18, LINN-563.19; possible isolectotypes: MA-663225, US-00610671).

Homotypic
- Agarista anastomosans (L.f.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 838. 1834, p.p. (quoad typus)^{[Note 1]} (as A.? anastomosans)
- Brossaea anastomosans (L.f.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 142(–143). 1864 [1859].
- Brossaea anastomosans (L.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 388. 1891, isonym (as Brossea anastomosans)

Heterotypic
- Gaultheria conferta Benth., Pl. Hartw.: 219(–220). 1846.
  - Typus: Colombia, Cundinamarca: "Cordillera de los Andes nr. Bogota"; 8900–10000 ft.; 1843 (1844); Hartweg 1205 (lectotype, vide Luteyn (1995), p. 407: K-000442443; isotypes: BR-0000006996987, BR-0000006997304, CGE, E-00225841, FI-009060, G-00352037, G-00352038, G-00352039, K-000442441, L-0007063 [fragm. ex P], LD-1058820, NY-00010832, OXF-00059511, P-00546425, P-00546426, W).
- Gaultheria ramosissima Benth., Pl. Hartw.: 220. 1846.
  - Typus: Colombia, Cundinamarca: "Cordillera de los Andes nr. Bogota"; 1843 (1844); Hartweg 1207 (lectotype, vide Luteyn (1995), p. 407: K-000442439; isotypes: BR-0000006997311, CGE, E-00326854, F-0055370F [fragm. ex G], FI-009054, G-00352040, G-00352041, K-000442440, L-0007062 [fragm. ex W], LD-1004805, NY-00010850, OXF-00096058, P-00549159, P-00549160, W-1889-0163615).
- Brossaea conferta (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 388. 1891. (as Brossea conferta)
- Brossaea ramosissima (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 388. 1891. (as Brossea ramosissima)
- Gaultheria pubiflora S.F.Blake, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 35: 118(–119). 1922.
  - Typus: Colombia, Cundinamarca: near Albán, alt. 8800 ft. [2685 m]; 5 Oct 1920; W.Popenoe 1133 (holotype: US-00610676).
- ? Gaultheria microdonta A.C.Sm., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 60(2): 108(–109). 1933.
  - Typus: Colombia, Cundinamarca: Montserrate; Oct 1907; Brother Ariste-Joseph A 301 (holotype: US-00026904 [= 1067860]).

Distribution[edit]

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

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Bentham, G. 1839–1857. Plantas Hartwegianas imprimis mexicanas adjectis nonnullis Grahamianis enumerat novasque describit Georgius Bentham. 393 pp. Londini [London]. BHL Reference page.
Blake, S.F. 1922. New plants from South and Central America collected by Wilson Popenoe. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 35: 117–123. BHL Reference page.
Don, G. 1834. A general history of the dichlamydeous plants, comprising complete descriptions of the different orders; ...; the whole arranged according to the natural system. Vol. III. — Calyciiflorae. VIII+867 pp. J.G. and F. Rivington, et al., London. BHL Reference page.
Grisebach, A.H.R. 1859. L. Ericeae. Pp. 141–144 in Flora of the British West Indian Islands. Lovell, Reeve & Co., London. BHL Reference page.
Kunth, C.S. 1819. Ericeae. Juss. Pp. 263–299, tt. 248–264 in Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S., Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt, Tomus 3 (quarto ed.). Sumtibus Librariae Graeco-Latino-Germanicae, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page.
Kunth, C.S. 1819. Ericeae. Juss. Pp. 206–233, tt. 248–264 in Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S., Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt, Tomus 3 (folio ed.). Sumtibus Librariae Graeco-Latino-Germanicae, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. e-rara.ch Reference page.
Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. 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.
Smith, A.C. 1933. Studies of South American plants. III. New Ericaceae and Vacciniaceae. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 60: 99–121. DOI: 10.2307/2480601 JSTOR Reference page.

Additional references[edit]

Luteyn, J.L. 1995. 18. Gaultheria Linnaeus. Pp. 384–488 in Luteyn, J.L. (ed.), Ericaceae — Part II. The superior-ovaried genera (Monotropoideae, Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae, and Vaccinioideae p.p.) (Flora Neotropica, Monograph 66.) The New York Botanical Garden, New York. ISBN 978-0-89327-473-3 JSTOR Reference page.
Luteyn, J.L. & Vidal-Lemus, M.L. 2015. Ericaceae. Pp. 1–35, tt. 1–43 in Flora de la Real Expedición Botánica del Nuevo Reyno de Granada (1783–1816) promovida y dirigida por José Celestino Mutis. Tomo XXI: Ericaceae, Fabaceae subfamilia Faboideae p.p., Fabaceae subfamilia Mimosoideae y Ochnaceae. Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia (ICANH), Bogotá. ISBN 978-958-8852-10-2 Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Links[edit]

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Gaultheria anastomosans. Published online. Accessed: 16 November 2018.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Gaultheria anastomosans.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gaultheria anastomosans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2018-11-16.
Hassler, M. 2018. Gaultheria anastomosans. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 November 16. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2018. Gaultheria anastomosans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 November 2018.
Gaultheria anastomosans 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: 16 November 2018.
Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Gaultheria anastomosans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 November 2018.

Note:[edit]

↑ Don (1834) actually described Gaultheria glomerata under this name. However, by reference to the protologue of Andromeda glomerata, where the protologue of Andromeda anastomosans is mentioned with question mark, Don had effected a new combination of the latter basionym.

Vernacular names[edit]

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[Don-1] Don (1834) actually described Gaultheria glomerata under this name. However, by reference to the protologue of Andromeda glomerata, where the protologue of Andromeda anastomosans is mentioned with question mark, Don had effected a new combination of the latter basionym.

[Note 1]