Espeletia spicata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Espeletia spicata Sch.Bip. ex Wedd., Chlor. Andina 1(3): 65 (1855 publ. 1856)

Type: J.J. Linden 400 (in flower, August [1842]; Holotype: P [fide Mávarez 2019; P00603134^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}]; Isotypes: F [V0052030F (972473)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, ex P], FI [FI006435^(JSTOR)], G {G00448428 (396973/2), G00448430 (396973/1; 28727)^{(Field Museum, GBIF)}}, K [K000502076^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA)}], P [P02441á484^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}]; cf. IAN [IAN034226^{(speciesLink)}]).
- Note: lectotypification (P) given by Diazgranados (2012) lacks any reference where it took place.
Type locality: Venezuela. [Mérida:] Sierra nevada de Merida, h. 4500 mètres.

Homotypic
- Coespeletia spicata (Sch.Bip. ex Wedd.) Cuatrec., Phytologia 35(1): 57 (1976); not accepted by Mavárez (2019) [cited as Espeletia spicata]
Heterotypic
- Espeletia alba A.C.Sm., Brittonia 1(7): 512–513 (1935)
  - Type: W. Gehriger 125 (in flower, July 1930; Holotype: NY [cf. NY00579542^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, 'ISOTYPE']; Isotypes: F {V0051993F (677026)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, V0051994F (688347)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)} [ex US]}, G [G00223717 (218254/1)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], MO {MO-149222 (1642433)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, MO-149223 (1004161)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}}, PH [PH00013218 (691788)^{(CMH, JSTOR)}], US [US00132003 (1498547)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}], VEN [VEN16950^(JSTOR)]).
  - Type locality: Venezuela. State of Mérida: Páramo de Mucurubá, altitude 3900 meters.
- Coespeletia alba (A.C.Sm.) Cuatrec., Phytologia 35(1): 57 (1976); not accepted by Luteyn (1999), Diazgranados (2012) [cited as C. spicata] and Mavárez (2019) [cited as Espeletia spicata]

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Weddell, H.A. 1855–1857. Chloris Andina. Essai d'une flore de la région alpine des Cordillères de l'Amérique du Sud. Tome 1. 232 pp., tt. 1–42. P. Bertrand, Paris. BHL Reference page.

Cuatrecasas, J. 1976. A new subtribe in the Heliantheae (Compositae): Espeletiinae. Phytologia 35(1): 43–61. BHL. Reference page.
Diazgranados, M. 2012. A nomenclator for the frailejones (Espeletiinae Cuatrec., Asteraceae). PhytoKeys 16: 1–52. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.16.3186 Reference page. [see page 7 (as Coespeletia spicata)]
Luteyn, J.L. 1999. Páramos: a checklist of plant diversity, geographical distribution, and botanical literature. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 84: viii–xv, 1–278. Issuu . Reference page. [see page 87]
Mavárez, J. 2019. A taxonomic revision of Espeletia (Asteraceae). The Venezuelan radiation. Harvard Papers in Botany 24(2): 131–244. DOI: 10.3100/hpib.v24iss2.2019.n8 ResearchGate PDF. Reference page. [see pages 219 & 221–223]
Smith, A.C. & Koch, M.F. 1935. The genus Espeletia: a study in phylogenetic taxonomy. Brittonia 1(7): 479–530, tt. DOI: 10.2307/2804673 (via Wikipedia Library ). JSTOR . Reference page. [see pages 511–513]

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Espeletia spicata. Accessed: 2024 March 8.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Espeletia spicata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 8. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Espeletia spicata. Published online. Accessed: 8 March 2024. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Espeletia spicata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 March 2024. Reference page.