Paepalanthus alpinus

Paepalanthus alpinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Eriocaulaceae
Subfamilia: Paepalanthoideae
Genus: Paepalanthus
Species: Paepalanthus alpinus

Name

Paepalanthus alpinus Körn., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(1): 409(–410). 1863.

• Typus: Colombia, Cundinamarca: "N^lle Grenade, prov^ce de Tunja, marais entre Acansipo et Chocontá", 2500 m; Mar 1843; Linden 1310 (syntypes: B-100247868 [fragm.], BM-000938289, BR-0000008617736, F-0045742F, G-00099046, G-00099047, G [negative 25161 in F], K-000640093, K-000640094, LE-00001131, MA-626061, MA-738979, NY-00102781 [fragm.]).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Dupatya alpina (Körn.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 745. 1891.

• Heterotypic
  • Paepalanthus columbiensis Ruhland, Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV. 30 (Heft 13): 207. 1903.
    • Typus: Colombia, Cauca: "an sumpfigen Stellen um Palaterá" [Paletará], 2900–3000 m; 5 Feb 1884; Lehmann 3578 (syntypes: B-100247867, BM-000938290, G-00099045, LE-00001147, US-00088333).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Koernicke, F.A. 1863. Eriocaulaceae. Cols. 273–508, tt. 38–63 in Martius, C.F.P. de (ed.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. III, pars I. Frid. Fleischer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Ruhland, W. 1903. Eriocaulaceae. In Engler, A. (ed.) Das Pflanzenreich. IV. 30 (Heft 13). 294 pp. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Morales-Lizcano, G. 1987. Flora de la Real Expedicion Botanica del Nuevo Reyno de Granada (1783–1816) promovida y dirigida por Jose Celestino Mutis. Tomo VI: Liliaceas, Smilacaceas, Haemodoraceas, Hypoxidaceas, Dioscoreaceas, Iridaceas, Burmanniaceas, Xyridaceas, Eriocaulaceas, Musaceas, Zingiberaceas, Cannaceas y Marantaceas. IX+64 pp., 68 tt. Ediciones Cultura Hispanica, Madrid. ISBN 84-7232-431-1. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.  (as Paepalanthus columbiensis)

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Paepalanthus alpinus. Published online. Accessed: 31 August 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Paepalanthus alpinus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 August 31. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Paepalanthus alpinus.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Paepalanthus alpinus. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 August 31. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2018. Paepalanthus alpinus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 August 2018.
• Paepalanthus alpinus in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 31 August 2018.

Vernacular names

español: Cardita

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