Atacama nivea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Brassicaceae
Subfamilia: Brassicoideae
Tribus: Schizopetaleae
Genus: Atacama
Species: Atacama nivea

Name

Atacama nivea (Phil.) Toro-Núñez, Mort & Al-Shehbaz, Pl. Syst. Evol. 301: 1388. (2014)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Sisymbrium niveum Phil., Fl. Atacam.: 8. (1860)
• Homotypic
  • Hesperis nivea (Phil.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 935 (1891)
  • Mathewsia nivea (Phil.) O.E.Schulz, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 465 (1928)
• Heterotypic
  • Sisymbrium niveum Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 27: 340. (1865) nom. illeg. hom.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Chile North Atacama Desert References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Toro-Núñez, O., Al-Shehbaz, I.A. & Mort, M.E. 2014. Phylogenetic study with nuclear and chloroplast data and ecological niche reveals Atacama (Brassicaceae), a new monotypic genus endemic from the Andes of the Atacama Desert, Chile. Plant Systematics and Evolution 301(5): 1377–1396. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-014-1157-y JSTOR Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Atacama nivea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Atacama nivea. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 12 2016. Reference page.