Elvasia subg. Elvasia

Elvasia quinqueloba and
Elvasia essequibensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Ochnaceae
Subfamilia: Ochnoideae
Tribus: Ochneae
Subtribus: Elvasiinae
Genus: Elvasia
Subgenus: Elvasia subg. Elvasia

Name

Elvasia subg. Elvasia, autonym

• Type species: as for Elvasia.

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Gagernia Klotzsch & M.R.Schomb. in M.R.Schomb., Reis. Br.-Guiana 3: 1189. 1848 [1849], nom. nud.
  • Vaselia Tiegh., Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(3): 217. (Apr) 1902. – J. Bot. (Morot) 16(6): (207–)208. (Jun) 1902.
    • Type species: Vaselia quinqueloba (Spruce ex Engl.) Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(6): 208. 1902.
  • Trichovaselia Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(6): (207–)208. (Jun) 1902. – Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8(5): 380. (Jun) 1902.
    • Type species: Trichovaselia canescens Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(6): 208. 1902.

Overview of species

Accepted species

E. calophyllea – E. canescens – E. essequibensis – E. quinqueloba

Source(s) of checklist:
List based on accepted species according to Sastre et al. (1999).

Names in synonymy

Gagernia essequiboensis – Trichovaselia canescens – Vaselia quinqueloba

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia. Brazil Brazil North, Brazil West-Central. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. L'embryon des Ochnacées et son emploi dans la définition des genres. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle 8: 208–218. BHL Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Constitution nouvelle de la famille des Ochnacées. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 16: 181–212. BHL Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Quelques genres nouveaux d'Ochnacées. Constitution actuelle de la famille. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle 8: 371–381. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Sastre, C., Whitefoord, C. & Knapp, S. 1999. A new species of Elvasia (Ochnaceae) from Mesoamerica with discussion of subgeneric classification and phytogeography. Novon 9: 253–256. BHL JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Trichovaselia in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 January 26.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Vaselia in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 January 26.