Iresine leptoclada

Iresine leptoclada

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: Iresine
Species: Iresine leptoclada

Name

Iresine leptoclada (Hook.f.) Henrickson & S.D.Sundb., Aliso 11: 360. (1986)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dicraurus leptocladus Hook.f., Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 3(1): 43. (1880)
    • Type locality (lectotype): United States, Texas, Western Texas to EI Paso, New Mexico.
    • Lectotype: (designated by Henrickson & Sundberg 1986: 361.): 1849-05, C. Wright #589. NY NY00324520, Isolectotypes: GH GH00037099, GH00037100, K K000848129, K000848130, PH PH00016087, US US00102777.
• Homotypic
  • Dicraurus diffusus Baill., Hist. Pl. (Baillon) 9: 214. (1887), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019)
  • Iresine alternifolia var. texana J.M.Coult., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 48; 2: 364. (1890)
    • Type locality United States, Texas, Presidio Co., Chinate region.
    • Holotype: 1889, G.C. Nealley #s.n. US; Isotypes: F, GH.
  • Iresine hartmanii var. mapimiana Suess., Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 4: 109. (1952)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Henrickson, J. & Sundberg, S. 1986. On the Submersion of Dicraurus into Iresine (Amaranthaceae). Aliso 11(3): 355–364. PDF Reference page. : 360
• Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. 1880. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. Vol. 3, pars 1, sistens Dicotyledonum Monochlamydearum ordines XXXVI (Nyctagnieas – Ceratophylleas) et Gymnospermearum ordines III (Gnetaceas – Cycadaceas). A. Black, 459 pp. Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. : 43
• Baillon, H.E. 1887. Histoire des Plantes, vol. 9. Librairie Hachette, Paris, 491 pp. BHL Reference page. : 214

Additional references

• Borsch, T., Flores‐Olvera, H., Zumaya, S. & Müller, K. 2018. Pollen characters and DNA sequence data converge on a monophyletic genus Iresine (Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllales) and help to elucidate its species diversity. Taxon 67(5): 944–976. DOI: 10.12705/675.7 Reference page. 
• eFloras 2008. Iresine leptoclada in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Iresine leptoclada in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct. 03. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Iresine leptoclada. 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. 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Iresine leptoclada. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 03 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Iresine leptoclada. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Oct. 2019.

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