Lithophila radicata

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: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Lithophila
Species: Lithophila radicata

Name

Lithophila radicata (Hook.f.) Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 5: 396. (1915)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Alternanthera radicata Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20(2): 262. (1847)
    • Type: Ecuador: Galápagos Islands: Chatham Island. Darwin, C.. Probable type specimen: K000583052.

• Homotypic
  • Iresine radicata (Hook.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 542. (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Alternanthera scirpoides Hook.f., Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 3(1): 39, in obs. (1880).
  • Iresine scirpoides (Hook.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 542. (1891)
  • Lithophila scirpoides (Hook.f.) Schinz, in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 16c: 84. (1934)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. 1915. The North American tribes and genera of Amaranthaceae. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 5: 391–396. BHL Reference page. : 396
• Hooker, J.D. 1847. On the Vegetation of the Galapagos Archipelago, as compared with that of some other Tropical Islands and of the Continent of America. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 20: 235–262. BHL Reference page. : 262

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Lithophila radicata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Lithophila radicata. 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 Sept. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Lithophila radicata. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 25 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Lithophila radicata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Sept. 2019.