Charpentiera elliptica

Charpentiera elliptica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Charpentiera
Species: Charpentiera elliptica

Name

Charpentiera elliptica (Hillebr.) A.Heller, Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 820. (1896)

• Neotype (designated by Sohmer, Brittonia 24:294, 1972.): The Hawaiian Islands: Island of Kauai, on Kaholuamanoa, above Waimea. 1895-08-30, Heller A.A. #2781. (Iso?)Neotypes: A A00061988, E E00279880, GH GH00061987, MICH MICH1210136, NDG NDG15465, NY NY00546886, P P00636911, P00636912, US US00448818.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Charpentiera obovata var. elliptica Hillebr., Fl. Hawaiian Isl. 375. (1888)
    • Type: 1890, Hillebrand, W.B. #s.n., BM001015772.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Pacific North-Central Pacific Hawaii (Kauai) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Heller, A.A. 1896. Observations on the ferns and flowering plants of the Hawaiian islands. Minnesota Botanical Studies 1: 760–922. BHL Reference page. : 820
• Hillebrand, W. (†). 1888. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands: a description of their phanerogams and vascular cryptogams. London: Williams & Norgate; New York: B. Westermann & Co.; Heidelberg: Carl Winter. BHL Reference page. : 375
• Sohmer, S.H. 1972. Revision of the Genus Charpentiera (Amaranthaceae). Brittonia 24(3): 283–312. DOI: 10.2307/2805667 JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Charpentiera elliptica. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Charpentiera elliptica. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 22 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Charpentiera elliptica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Charpentiera elliptica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jul. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Pāpala

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