Gomphrena prostrata

Gomphrena prostrata

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 prostrata

Name

Gomphrena prostrata Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. (Martius) 2(1): 5, t. 105. (1826)

• Type locality: Brazil. "Crescit in campis montanis prope Sorocaba et Ypanema, Provinciae S. Pauli".
• Holotype: (Original material) Martius, C.F.P. von, #s.n. M M0241789

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Xeraea prostrata (Mart.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 545. (1891)
• Heterotypic (ref. Hassler 2019)
  • Gomphrena macrorhiza Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. (Martius) 2(1): 6, t. 106. (1826), (accepted species by Govaerts 2019)
    • Type locality: Brazil. In campis siccis arenosis prope Joazeiro ad fl. S. Fr[ancisc]i. Provinciae Bahiensis et Pernambuc.
    • Holotype: Martius, C.F.P. von #Obs. 2387. M0241748, M0241749; Isotype: P P00623721.
  • Xeraea macrorhiza (Mart.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 545. (1891)
  • Gomphrena trinervosa C.C.Towns., Kew Bull. 39(1): 117, fig. (1984) (accepted species by Govaerts 2019)
    • Type locality: Brazil. Serra do Curral Feio 16 km. N.W. of Lagoinha (which is 5.5km. S.W. of Delfino) on side road to Minas do Mimoso.
    • Holotype: 1974-03-08, Harley, R.M. #16996, CEPEC-11138; Isotype: K K000583110.

Homonyms

• Gomphrena prostrata Desf., Tabl. École Bot. 219. (1804), nom. inval. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Martius, C.F.P. de 1826. Nova genera et species plantarum quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII–MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis augustissimi suscepto collegit et descripsit Dr. C. F. P. de Martius ..., vol. 2. Pp. 1–148, tt. 101–200. Typis C. Wolf, Monachii [Munich]. BHL Reference page. : 5, 6, t. 105, t. 106
• 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
• Townsend, C.C. 1984. Two New Species of Gomphrena (Amaranthaceae) from Bahia, Brazil: Notes on Amaranthaceae: XV. Kew Bulletin 39(1): 117–120. DOI: 10.2307/4107858 JSTOR . Reference page. : 117

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gomphrena prostrata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Nov. 7. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Gomphrena prostrata. 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. 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gomphrena prostrata. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 7 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Gomphrena prostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Nov. 2019.

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