Herbstia brasiliana

Herbstia brasiliana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Herbstia
Species: Herbstia brasiliana

Name

Herbstia brasiliana (Moq.) Sohmer, Brittonia 28(4): 450 (1977).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Banalia brasiliana Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 278 (1849).
    • Type locality: Brazil, prov. S. Paul. In sylvis primaev.
    • Holotype: Lund, P.W. #742. G-DC. Isotypes: C, P P00609929.
• Homotypic
  • Chamissoa brasiliana (Moq.) R.E.Fr., Ark. Bot. 16(12, reimpr.): 2 (1920).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Brazil Brazil South (Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina), Brazil Southeast (Sao Paulo) Southern South America Argentina (Corrientes, Misiones), Paraguay (Alto Parana, Central) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sohmer, S.H. 1977 "1976". Herbstia, a new genus in the Amaranthaceae. Brittonia 28(4): 448–452. DOI: 10.2307/2805610 Reference page. 
• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Amarantaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 231–424. Masson, Paris. BHL. Reference page. 
• Fries, R.E. 1920. Zur Kenntnis der süd- und zentralamerikanischen Amarantaceenflora. Arkiv för Botanik 16(12): 1–43, (4 tabs, 11 figs). BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Herbstia brasiliana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Herbstia brasiliana. Published online. Accessed: 10. July 2026. Reference page.

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