Ombrophytum

Ombrophytum peruvianum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Santalales

Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso*: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Santalales

Familia: Balanophoraceae
Genus: Ombrophytum
Species: O. chilensis – O. guayanense – O. microlepis – O. peruvianum – O. subterraneum – O. villamariensis – O. violaceum

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ombrophytum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 20. Reference page.

Name

Ombrophytum Poepp. ex Endl., Gen. Pl. 73. (1836)

• Type species: Ombrophytum peruvianum Poepp. & Endl., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 2: 40, pl. 155. (1838)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Juelia Aspl., Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 22: 273. (1928)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Endlicher, S.L. 1836–1840. Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita. (pp I–LX, 1–1484). Vindobonae (Vienna). BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ombrophytum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Ombrophytum. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Ombrophytum. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jan. 2014. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Ombrophytum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jan. 2014. Reference page.

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