Gomphrena caespitosa

Gomphrena caespitosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Gomphrena
Species: Gomphrena caespitosa

Name

Gomphrena caespitosa Torr., Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 2(1): 181. (1858)

• Type locality: United States: New Mexico.
• Syntype: Organ Mountains. 1852-04-30, C. Wright #1752, Isosyntype: GH00037066 (mounted with Isosyntypes Torrey, Wright 1752, 263869, 263868), K000848098 (with K000848097; K000848099), K000848100, NY00324487
• Syntype: 1851, G. Thurber #256. F0047609F
• Syntype: Copper Mines. 1851-08-27, C. Wright #1753. GH00263872 (mounted with Isosyntypes Torrey, Wright 1753, 263874, 263873)
• Further syntypes at JSTOR

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Xeraea caespitosa (Torr.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 545. (1891)
• Heterotypic (ref. Hassler 2019, but accepted by Govaerts 2019)
  • Gomphrena viridis Wooton & Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 120. (1913)
    • Type locality: United States: New Mexico. Grant. Hanover Mountain.
    • Holotype: 1911-07-31, Holzinger, J.M. #s.n. HT: US-660403 US00102807.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. 1859. Botany of the Boundary. In: Emory, W.H. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey. Vol. 2(1): 27–270, pl. 1–61. BHL Reference page. : 181
• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page. : 545
• Wooton, E.O. & Standley, P.C. 1913. Descriptions of new plants preliminary to a report upon the Flora of New Mexico. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 16(4): 109–196. BHL Reference page. : 120

Additional references

• eFloras 2008. Gomphrena caespitosa in Flora of North America . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gomphrena caespitosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Gomphrena caespitosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gomphrena caespitosa. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 24 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Gomphrena caespitosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Oct. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: tufted globe amaranth

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