Achimenes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Gesneriaceae
Subfamilia: Gesnerioideae
Tribus: Gesnerieae
Subtribus: Gloxiniinae
Genus: Achimenes
Species: A. admirabilis – A. antirrhina – A. brevifolia – A. candida – A. cettoana – A. dulcis – A. ehrenbergii – A. erecta – A. fimbriata – A. glabrata – A. grandiflora – A. heterophylla – A. hintoniana – A. longiflora – A. mexicana – A. misera – A. nayaritensis – A. obscura – A. occidentalis – A. patens – A. pedunculata – A. saxicola – A. skinneri – A. warszewicziana – A. woodii

Name

Achimines Pers., Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2(1): 164 (1806) nom. cons.

Type species: Achimenes coccinia (Scop.) Pers. vide Achimenes erecta (Lam.) H.P.Fuchs, Acta Bot. Neerl. 12: 15. (1963)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Cyrilla L'Hér., 1791, "1785".
- Dicyrta Regel, 1849.
- Eumolpe Decne., 1850.
- Guthnickia Regel, 1849.
- Locheria Regel, 1848.
- Plectoploma Hanst., 1854.
- Scheeria Seem., 1853.
- Trevirana Willd., Enum. Pl. Horti Berol. 637. 1809.

Homonyms

Achimenes P.Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 270, t. 30. (1756) nom. rej. Type not designated. (Gesneriaceae)
Achimenes Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 71. (1791) nom. illeg. hom. non P. Browne 1756, nec Persoon 1806 (nom. cons.) (Linderniaceae)
- Type species: Achimenes sesamoides Vahl = Artanema sesamoides (Vahl) Benth., Scroph. Ind. 39. (1835) vide Artanema longifolium (L.) Merr.

References

Persoon, C.H. 1806–1807. Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars secunda. 657 pp. Apud Bibliopolas Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis Lutetiorum [Paris]; Apud J. G. Cottam, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 2: 164

Additional references

Clark J.L., Skog L.E., Boggan J.K. & Ginzbarg, S. 2020. Index to names of New World members of the Gesneriaceae (subfamilies Sanangoideae and Gesnerioideae). Rheedea: Official Journal of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy 30(1): 190-256. DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.14 PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Achimenes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 July 26. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2020. Achimenes. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 July 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Achimenes. Published online. Accessed: July 26 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Achimenes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 July 2020.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Ахіменес
Deutsch: Schiefteller
English: Cupid's Bower
suomi: Hilkat
hrvatski: Ahimen
lietuvių: Achimenė
русский: Ахименес
svenska: Femöringssläktet

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