Hebanthe occidentalis

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: Hebanthe
Species: Hebanthe occidentalis

Varietates: H. o. var. bangii – H. o. var. occidentalis

Name

Hebanthe occidentalis (R.E.Fr.) Borsch & Pedersen, Sendtnera 4: 21. (1997)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pfaffia occidentalis R.E.Fr., Ark. Bot. 16(12): 8, fig. 2. (1920)
    • Type: Argentina: prov. Jujuy, Quinta pr. Laguna de la Brea in fruticibus marginis silvae ad 2-4 m. scandens. 1901-08-08, Fries, K. R.E. #448. Type: S S07-12581, S07-12582, S-R-4415; Isotype: P P00610559.
• Heterotypic (ref. Hassler 2019)
  • Pfaffia brachiata Chodat, Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève ser. 2, 18: 285, fig. 30. (1927)
  • Iresine aurata Chodat, Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève ser. 2, 18: 285. (1927), nom. inval. in syn.
  • Pfaffia brachiata var. grandiflora O.Stützer, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 88: 8. (1935)
  • Pfaffia occidentalis var. densiflora R.E.Fr., Ark. Bot. 16(12): 9. (1920)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Bolivia, Peru Brazil Brazil North, Brazil West-Central Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Borsch, T. & Pedersen, T.M. 1997. Restoring the generic rank of Hebanthe Martius (Amaranthaceae). Sendtnera 4: 13–31. BHL PDF Reference page. : 21
• Fries, R.E. 1920. Zur Kenntnis der süd- und zentralamerikanischen Amarantaceenflora. Arkiv för Botanik 16(12): 1–43, (4 tabs, 11 figs). BHL Reference page. : 8

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Hebanthe occidentalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Hebanthe occidentalis. 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 Sept. 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Hebanthe occidentalis. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 26 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Hebanthe occidentalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Sept. 2019.