Alchemilla killipii

Alchemilla killipii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Rosoideae
Tribus: Potentilleae
Subtribus: Fragariinae
Genus: Alchemilla
Species: Alchemilla killipii

Name

Alchemilla killipii Rothm., Trab. Mus. Nac. Ci. Nat., Ser. Bot. 31: 26(–27). 1935. (as Alchemilla Killipii)

• Typus: Colombia, Santander: Páramo de las Vegas, 3700–3800 m; 21–22 Dec 1926; Killip & Smith 15620 p.p. (holotype: US-00107794; isotypes: GH-00026047, NY-00356190).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Lachemilla killipii (Rothm.) Rothm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 42(11–15): 170. 1937. (as Lachemilla Killipii)
    

Note: This species is now accepted as the combination Lachemilla killipii, as Chen et al. (2020) provides confirmatory evidence that Alchemilla and Lachemilla should be segregated.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Rothmaler, W. 1935. Alchemillae columbianae. Trabajos del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales y Jardín Botánico, Serie Botánica 31: 1–52, tt. I–III. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Rothmaler, W. 1937. Systematische Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Gattung Alchemilla (L.) Scop. VII. Aufteilung der Gattung und Nomenklatur. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 42: 164–173. DOI: 10.1002/fedr.19370421106 Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Additional references

• Chen, X., Li, J., Cheng, T., Zhang, W., Liu, Y., Wu, P., Yang, X., Wang, L. & Zhou, S.-L. 2020. Molecular systematics of Rosoideae (Rosaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 306(1, 9): 1–12. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-020-01629-z ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Romoleroux, K. 2004. El género Lachemilla (Rosaceae) en el norte de los Andes sudamericanos. Lyonia 7(1): 21–32. Online Reference page.  (as Lachemilla killipii)

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Alchemilla killipii. Published online. Accessed: 09 August 2018.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Alchemilla killipii.
• Hassler, M. 2020. Alchemilla killipii. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 22. Reference page.  segregates Lachemilla

• Tropicos.org 2018. Alchemilla killipii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 August 2018.
• Lachemilla killipii 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: 09 August 2018.

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