Pasithea caerulea

Taxonavigation

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

Pasithea caerulea (Ruiz & Pav.) D.Don, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 13: 237 (1832)

Type: Peru: leg. Ruiz & Pavon 9/65; 1778-88; (MA).

Basionym
- Anthericum caeruleum Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. 3: 67 (1802)
Homotypic
- Phalangium caeruleum (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 368 (1805)
- Stypandra caerulea (Ruiz & Pav.) R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 279 (1810)
Heterotypic
- Cyanella illcu Molina, Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili, ed. 2: 130 (1810)
- Pasithea caerulea var. grandiflora I.M.Johnst., Contr. Gray Herb. 85: 144 (1929)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America S. Peru to Chile References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Don, D. 1832. On the characters and affinities of certain genera, chiefly belonging to the Flora Peruviana. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 13: 233–244. BHL Reference page.
Ruiz, H. & Pavon, J. 1802. Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis, sive Descriptiones, et icones plantarum Peruvianarum, et Chilensium, secundum systema Linnaeanum digestae, cum characteribus plurium generum evulgatorum reformatis. Tomus III. tt. I–CLII Typis Gabrielis de Sancha, Madrid. BHL plates. Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Pasithea caerulea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Pasithea caerulea. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 19 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Pasithea caerulea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Sept. 2015.

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