Espeletia colombiana

One of the isotypes of Espeletia colombiana (US00132075)

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

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Millerieae
Subtribus: Espeletiinae
Genus: Espeletia
Species: Espeletia colombiana

Name

Espeletia colombiana Cuatrec., Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 3(11): 249 (–250; figs. 5 & 6B–C) (1940)

• Type: J. Cuatrecasas & H. García-Barriga 1432 (in flower, [11 September 1938]; COL [​COL000004981 (19366)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, holotype fide Mavárez 2021], US ['holotype' fide Diazgranados 2012, but as an isotype fide Mavárez 2021; US00132075 (1772981)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}]; Isotypes: BC-Cuatrecasas-624337^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, F {V0049876F (1326031)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, V0049877F (1325996)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}}, P [​P04086173^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
• Type locality: Colombia. Dep. Boyacá: Cordillera Oriental, Nevado del Cocuy; Las Lagunillas, Pozo Azul; páramo 4.110 m. alt.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Espeletiopsis colombiana (Cuatrec.) Cuatrec., Phytologia 35(1): 55 (1976); not accepted by Mavárez (2021) [cited as Espeletia colombiana]

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Cuatrecasas, J. 1940. Notas a la Flora de Colombia, I. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 3(11): 247–250. PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Avila, F., Funk, V.A., Diazgranados, M., Díaz-Piedrahíta, S. & Vargas, O.,  Espeletiopsis%20colombiana. In: Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. 2015. Cátalogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. ISBN 978-958-775-726-2 ResearchGate (Vol. 1). Reference page.  [see page 844]
• 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 28 (as Espeletiopsis colombiana)]
• 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 90 (as Espeletiopsis colombiana)]
• Mavárez, J. 2021. A taxonomic revision of Espeletia (Asteraceae). II. Updated list of taxa, nomenclature, and conservation status in the Colombian radiation. Harvard Papers in Botany 26(1): 131–157. DOI: 10.3100/hpib.v26iss1.2021.n9 ResearchGate Reference page.  [see page 143]

Links

• Diazgranados, M., 2020. Espeletia colombiana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T134498903A134650565.es.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Espeletia colombiana. Accessed: 2024 March 9.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Espeletia colombiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 9. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Espeletia colombiana. Published online. Accessed: 9 March 2024. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Espeletia colombiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 March 2024. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• español: Frailejón (Colombiano)

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