Gomortega

Gomortega

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Magnoliids
Ordo: Laurales
Familia: Gomortegaceae
Genus: Gomortega
Species: G. keule

Name

Gomortega (Ruiz) Pav., 1794

• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Keulia Molina
• Adenostemum Pers.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Ruiz, H. & Pavon, J. 1794. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis prodromus, sive Novorum generum plantarum Peruvianarum, et Chilensium descriptiones, et icones. XXII + 154 pp., 37 tt. Sancha, Madrid. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 62

Additional references

• Doweld, A.B. 2001. Carpology and phermatology of Gomortega (Gomortegaceae): Systematic and evolutionary implications. Acta Botanica Malacitana 26: 19–37. DOI: 10.24310/abm.v26i0.7376 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Gomortega in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Gomortega. Published online. Accessed: Sep 12 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Gomortega. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Sep 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Gomortega. Accessed: 12 Sep 2021.
• IUCN: Gomortega keule (Mol.) Baillon (Endangered)

Vernacular names

español: Queule
한국어: 케울레나무속
Tiếng Việt: Chi Keule