Argyrella canescens

Argyrella canescens

Argyrella canescens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Melastomateae
Genus: Argyrella
Species: Argyrella canescens

Name

Argyrella canescens (Graham) Harv., Gen. S. Afr. Pl. ed. 2, 113. (1868)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Osbeckia canescens Graham, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 28: 399. (1840)
• Homotypic
  • Dissotis canescens (Graham) Hook.f. in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 453 (1871)
  • Heterotis canescens (Graham) Jacq.-Fél. in Adansonia, n.s., 20: 420 (1981)
• Heterotypic
  • Argyrella incana Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 13: 300 (1850)
  • Dissotis incana (Naudin) Triana in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 58 (1871 publ. 1872)
  • Osbeckia incana E.Mey. ex Walp. in Repert. Bot. Syst. 5: 708 (1846), nom. superfl.
  • Osbeckia incana (Naudin) Roberty in Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 16: 789 (1954), nom. illeg.
  • Osbeckia umlaasiana Hochst. in Flora 27: 424 (1844)
  • Tristemma verdickii De Wild. in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 4, 1(3): 219 (1903)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Afica ^* Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Harvey, W.H. 1838. The genera of South African plants, arranged according to the natural system. lxvi + 429 pp., Cape Town: A.S. Robertson. Hathitrust Reference page. : 2, 113.

Additional references

• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
• Veranso-Libalah, M.C., Stone, R.D., Fongod, A.G.N., Couvreur, T.L.P. & Kadereit, G. 2017. Phylogeny and systematics of African Melastomateae (Melastomataceae). Taxon 66(3): 584–614. DOI: 10.12705/663.5 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Argyrella canescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Argyrella canescens. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Argyrella canescens. Published online. Accessed: May 19 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Argyrella canescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2021.

Vernacular names

English: pink marsh dissotis, pink wild tibouchina
SiSwati: sichobochobo
isiZulu: imfeyenkala, imfeyesele, uhlazifukwe oluncane

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