Chelonanthus

Chelonanthus purpurascens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Helieae
Genus: Chelonanthus
Species s.l.: C. alatus – C. albus – C. angustifolius – C. fistulosus – C. grandiflorus – C. hamatus – C. longistylus – C. matogrossensis – C. pterocaulis – C. purpurascens – C. viridiflorus

Source(s) of checklist:
Hassler, M. 2021. Chelonanthus. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 26. Reference page.

Species s.s.: C. hamatus – C. longistylus – C. matogrossensis – C. pterocaulis – C. purpurascens

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Chelonanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 26. Reference page.

Name

Chelonanthus (Griseb.) Gilg, Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 4. 2: 98. (1895)

• Type species: Chelonanthus purpurascens (Aubl.) Struwe, S.Nilsson & V.A.Albert, Harvard Pap. Bot. 3(1): 70. (1998)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lisianthius sect. Chelonanthus Griseb.
    

Note: Calió et al. (2017) recommended that the white/yellow flowered species are transferred to an expanded Helia

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gilg, E.F. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, 1895. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 98
• Calió, M.F., Lepis, K.B., Pirani, J.R. & Struwe, L. 2017. Phylogeny of Helieae (Gentianaceae): Resolving taxonomic chaos in a Neotropical clade. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 106: 192–208. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.013 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Chelonanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Chelonanthus. Published online. Accessed: Jul 26 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Chelonanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Chelonanthus. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Chelonanthus. Accessed: 26 Jul 2021.

Vernacular names

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