Andesanthus lepidotus

Andesanthus lepidotus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Melastomateae
Genus: Andesanthus
Species: Andesanthus lepidotus
Varieties: A. l. var. congestiflorus – A. l. var. lepidotus

Name

Andesanthus lepidotus (Humb. & Bonpl.) P.J.F.Guim. & Michelang., Taxon 68(5): 948. (2019)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Rhexia lepidota Bonpl., Monogr. Melast. 2: 38, t. 15. (1808)
• Homotypic
  • Chaetogastra lepidota (Bonpl.) DC., Prodr. 3: 134. (1828)
  • Tibouchina lepidota (Bonpl.) Baill., Adansonia 12: 74. (1871)
  • Pleroma lepidotum (Bonpl.) Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28(1): 44, t. 3, f. 31k. (1871)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America ^* Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela ^* Regional: Central America Panamá ^* Regional: Western South America Ecuador, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Guimarães, P.J.F., Michelangeli, F.A., Sosa, K. & de Santiago Gómez, J.R. 2019. Systematics of Tibouchina and allies (Melastomataceae: Melastomateae): A new taxonomic classification. Taxon 68(5): 937-1002. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12151 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Andesanthus lepidotus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 04. Reference page. 
• Guimarães, P.J.F., Michelangeli, F.A., Sosa, K. & de Santiago Gómez, J.R. 2019. Systematics of Tibouchina and allies (Melastomataceae: Melastomateae): A new taxonomic classification. Taxon 68(5): 937-1002. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12151 Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Andesanthus lepidotus. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Andesanthus lepidotus. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 21 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Andesanthus lepidotus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Nov. 2020.
• Tropicos.org: Vascular Plants of the Americas: Andesanthus lepidotus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 21.

Vernacular names

español: Sietecueros

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