Gomphrena nitida

Gomphrena nitida

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 nitida

Name

Gomphrena nitida Rothr., Rep. U.S. Geogr. Surv., Wheeler 6(Botany): 233. (1878)

• Type locality: USA: Arizona; Chiricahua Mountains, on rocky knolls.
• Holotype: 1874, Rothrock, J.T. #520. Holotype : ?; Isotypes: F0047608F, GH 00037067^(JSTOR), US00102795-63405^(JSTOR), YU.068883^(JSTOR).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Xeraea nitida (Rothr.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 545. (1891)
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019)
  • Gomphrena decumbens var. grandifolia Stuchlík, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 157. (1912)
  • Gomphrena globosa var. albiflora Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 409. (1849)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Rothrock, J.T. 1878 (publ. 1879). Reports upon the botanical collections made in portions of Nevada, Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, during the years 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, and 1875. In: Report upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian, in Charge of First Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler ... Vol. 6, Botany. BHL Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Stuchlík, J. 1912. Zur Synonymik der Gattung Gomphrena. I. II. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 11: 36–41 BHL, 151–162. BHL Reference page. 
• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Amarantaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 231–424. Masson, Paris. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gomphrena nitida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Nov. 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Gomphrena nitida. 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 Nov. 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gomphrena nitida. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 6 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Gomphrena nitida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Pearly globe-amaranth

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