Paepalanthus polyanthus

Paepalanthus polyanthus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Eriocaulaceae
Subfamilia: Paepalanthoideae
Genus: Paepalanthus
Species: Paepalanthus polyanthus

Name

Paepalanthus polyanthus (Bong.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 516 (1841).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Eriocaulon polyanthum Bong., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 622 (1831).
• Homotypic
  • Dupatya polyantha (Bong.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 746 (1891).
  • Actinocephalus polyanthus (Bong.) Sano, Taxon 53: 103 (2004).
• Heterotypic
  • Eriocaulon brasiliense Mart., Flora 24(2 Beibl.): 36 (1841).
  • Paepalanthus speciosus Gardner, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 6: t. 512 (1843).
  • Paepalanthus brasiliensis (Mart.) Mart. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 1: 890 (1849).
  • Eriocaulon gardneri Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 274 (1855).
  • Paepalanthus martianus Körn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(1): 325 (1863).
  • Paepalanthus sellowianus Körn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(1): 326 (1863).
  • Dupatya brasiliensis (Mart.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 745 (1891).
  • Dupatya martiana (Körn.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 746 (1891).
  • Dupatya sellowiana (Körn.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 746 (1891).
  • Paepalanthus oliveirae Ruhland in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 30: 196 (1903).
  • Paepalanthus polyanthus var. villosus Beauverd, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 8: 294 (1908).
  • Paepalanthus bifrons var. fusciora Silveira, Floral. Mont. 1: 207 (1928).
  • Paepalanthus polyanthus var. tomentosa Silveira, Floral. Mont. 1: 222 (1928).
  • Paepalanthus similis Silveira, Floral. Mont. 1: 199 (1928).
  • Paepalanthus spirifer Silveira, Floral. Mont. 1: 195 (1928).
  • Paepalanthus polyanthus f. villosus (Beauverd) Moldenke & L.B.Sm., Phytologia 25: 431 (1973).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S. 1841. Enumeratio plantarum omnium hucusque cognitarum, secundum familias naturales disposita, adjectis characteribus, differentiis et synonymis. Tomus Tertius. Enumeratio Xyridearum, Mayacearum, Commelynearum, Pontederiacearum, Melanthacearum, Uvulariearum, Liliacearum et Asphodelearum ... 752 pp. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stutgardiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Sano, P.T. 2004. Actinocephalus (Körn.) Sano (Paepalanthus sect. Actinocephalus), a new genus of Eriocaulaceae, and other taxonomic and nomenclatural changes involving Paepalanthus Mart. Taxon 53(1): 99–107. DOI: 10.2307/4135493. Reference page. 

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Paepalanthus polyanthus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Paepalanthus polyanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Paepalanthus polyanthus. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 25 2020.