Cruckshanksia palmae

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Coussareeae
Genus: Cruckshanksia
Species: Cruckshanksia palmae

Name

Cruckshanksia palmae Clos, Fl. Chil. [Gay] 3(2): 194 (1848), as "Cruckshanksia Palma"

• Type: C. Gay s.n. (in flower, November [1836]; Holotype: P [not seen by C.M. Taylor]; Isotype: SGO; Possible type: JE 00001014^(GBIF)).
• Type locality: Chile. [Coquimbo Region:] los serros arenosos de Guanta en el valle de Coquimbo y á una altura de 6 á 7000 piés [= the sandy hills of Huanta in the valley of Coquimbo and at alt. 1935–2260 m].

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Oreopolus palmae (Clos) Ricardi, Gayana, Bot. 6: 12 (1963)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest (San Juan) [​fide Zuloaga et al. 2019], Chile Central (Coquimbo, Santiago, Valparaíso [fide Zuloaga et al. 2019]). Notes Occurrence in Santiago is represented by C. Grandjot s.n. (collected in valle San Ramón, Cordillera Province, alt. 2500 m, in 1933; deposited in CONC {CONC-1074, CONC-55546}, M, MO {MO-21 (1063540)(GBIF), MO-(116091)}; also in S [​S14-30689(GBIF)]). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gay, C. 1848–1849. Historia Física y Política de Chile ... Botánica (Flora Chilena). Tom. 3. Biblioteca Digital. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Taylor, C.M. 1996. Taxonomic revision of Cruckshanksia and Oreopolus (Rubiaceae: Hedyotideae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 83(4): 461–479. JSTOR BHL Reference page.  [see pages 471–472]
• Taylor, C.M. 2014. Cruckshanksia palmae. In C.M. Taylor & collaborators, Rubiaceae Project. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed: 24 February 2024.
• Zuloaga, F.O., Belgrano, M.J. & Zanotti, C.A. 2019. Actualización del Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Darwiniana Nueva Serie, 7(2): 208–278. DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2019.72.861 . Appendix 1 (PDF). Reference page.  [see Appendix 1, page 850]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cruckshanksia palmae. Accessed: 2023 February 8.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cruckshanksia palmae. Accessed: 2023 February 8.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cruckshanksia palmae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 February 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cruckshanksia palma. Published online. Accessed: 8 February 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cruckshanksia palmae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 February 2023.