Psilotrichum elliotii

Psilotrichum elliotii

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: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Psilotrichum
Species: Psilotrichum elliotii

Name

Psilotrichum elliotii Baker, In: Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. 6: I. 58. (1909), as 'elliottii'

• Type locality: Uganda: E side of Lake Edward.
• Holotype: Scott-Elliot 8062. K.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic (ref. Hassler 2019, Govaerts 2019)
  • Psilotrichum mildbraedii Gilg ex Schinz, Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 57: 553. (1912)
    • Type locality "Deutsch-Ostafrika: Niavarongo, westlich vom Akanjaro-Einfluss, auf bebuschten Hängen."
    • Holotype Mildbraed #681.
  • Psilotrichum moquinianum Abeyw., Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. 2: 83. (1959)
  • Ptilotus ovatus Moq., A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 281. (1849)
  • Psilotrichum ovatum (Moq.) Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(2, Anh.): 28. (1932)

• (+ ref. Hassler 2019)
  • Achyranthes calceolata Russ. ex Wall., Cat. n. 6927. (1831), nomen nudum
  • Achyranthes glauca Heyne ex Wall., Cat. n. 6927. (1831), nomen nudum
  • Psilotrichum africanum var. pilosum Suess.
  • Psilotrichum calceolatum Moq., A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 280. (1849)
  • Psilotrichum ovatum Moq. in herb. Hook., A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 281. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.
  • Psilotrichum nudum Wight, Ic. t. 1775. (1852)
  • Psilotrichum peterianum Suess., Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München, Heft 4, 131. (1952)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Rwanda, E-D.R.Congo (Zaire) Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent S-India, Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baker, J.G. & Clarke, C.B. 1909. Amarantaceae. pp. 14–75. In: Thiselton-Dyer, W.T. (ed.): Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1). London. BHL Reference page. : 58
• Schinz, H. 1912. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der afrikanischen Flora. (XXV). Mit Beiträgen von Eduard Hackel, Albert Thellung, Hans Schinz. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich 57: 531–562. BHL Reference page. : 553
• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Amarantaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 231–424. Masson, Paris. BHL. Reference page. : 280, 281
• Wallich, N. 1828–1849. A Numerical List of Dried Specimens of plants in the Museum of the Honl. East India Company, which have been supplied by Dr. Wallich, superintendent of the botanic garden at Calcutta. London. BHL Reference page. : n6927

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Psilotrichum elliotii. 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 Jul. 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Psilotrichum elliotii. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 04 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Psilotrichum elliotii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Psilotrichum elliotii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jul. 2019.

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