Bessera elegans

Bessera elegans

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Bessera
Species: Bessera elegans

Name

Bessera elegans Schult.f., Linnaea 4: 121. 1829.

Synonyms

Homotypic

• Pharium elegans (Schult.f.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 316. 1841.

Heterotypic

• Bessera fistulosa (Herb.) Pritz., Icon. Bot. Index: 147. 1854.
• Bessera herbertii G.Don in R.Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 3: 694. 1839.
• Bessera miniata Lem. in L.B.Van Houtte, Fl. Serres 4: t. 424. 1848.
• Bessera multiflora M.Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 9: 14. 1842.
• Pharium fistulosum Herb., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1546. 1832.
• Pharium herbertii (G.Don) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 316. 1841.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Schultes, J.H., 1829. Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. Berlin 4:121. 1829

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Bessera elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Bessera elegans. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 15 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Bessera elegans in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 15.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Bessera elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jan. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bessera elegans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Coral Drops

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