Equisetum giganteum

Equisetum giganteum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Equisetales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Equisetopsida Ordo: Equisetales

Familia: Equisetaceae
Genus: Equisetum
Subgenus: E. subg. Hippochaete
Species: Equisetum giganteum

Name

Equisetum giganteum L., 1759.

Synonyms

• Equisetum araucanum Phil.
• Equisetum bolivianum Gandog.
• Equisetum brasiliense Milde
• Equisetum brasiliense var. nuda Milde
• Equisetum brasiliense f. nuda Milde
• Equisetum brasiliense var. ramosa Milde
• Equisetum brasiliense f. ramosa Milde
• Equisetum caracasanum DC.
• Equisetum elongatum var. affine Milde
• Equisetum elongatum var. dolosum Milde
• Equisetum elongatum var. scaberrimum Milde
• Equisetum giganteum var. asperrimum Milde
• Equisetum giganteum var. caracasanum Milde
• Equisetum giganteum var. chilense Milde
• Equisetum giganteum var. digitaliferum Pastore
• Equisetum humboldtii Poir.
• Equisetum lechleri Milde
• Equisetum martii Milde
• Equisetum martii var. minus Milde
• Equisetum philippi Gandog.
• Equisetum poeppigianum Mett.
• Equisetum pyramidale Goldmann
• Equisetum ramosissimum Kunth
• Equisetum ramosissimum var. affine Midle
• Equisetum ramosissimum var. scaberium Milde
• Equisetum scandens Remy ex Gay
• Equisetum schaffneri Milde
• Equisetum tarapacanum Phil.
• Equisetum xylochaetum Mett.
• Hippochaete gigantea (L.) Holub
• Hippochaete hyemalis var. affinis (Engelm.) S.X.Li & J.Z.Wang

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Northern America Regional:Mexico Mexico (Chiapas, Jalisco, Nayarit, Veracruz) Continental:Southern America Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad, Hispaniola, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia (Antioquia, Boyac, Cesar, Choc, Cundinamarca, Guaina, Huila, Nario, Putumayo, Quindo, Tolima, Valle), Venezuela (Aragua, Distrito Federal, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Portuguesa, Tachira, Trujillo), Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija), WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goias, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul), SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro), Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Distrito Federal, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, San Juan, San Luis, Tucuman), S-Brazil (Parana, Santa Catarina), Chile (Tarapaca, Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaiso, O'Higgins, Maule, Bio Bio, Araucania, Reg. Metropolitana), Paraguay (Caazapa, Canindeyu), Uruguay (Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 1318.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Equisetum giganteum – World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World . In: Roskov Y., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Equisetum giganteum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Equisetum giganteum. Published online. Accessed: Apr 16 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Equisetum giganteum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Apr 2020.

Vernacular names

English: giant horsetail
español: cola de caballo

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