Crantzia

Crantzia cristata

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: Columneinae
Genus: Crantzia
Species: C. cristata – C. epirotes – C. spectabilis – C. tigrina

Source(s) of checklist:
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.

Name

• Crantzia Scop., Introd. 173. 1777.
  • Type species: Crantzia cristata (L.) Scop. ex Fritsch

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lophalix Raf., Sylva Tell. 70. 1838.
  • Lophia Desv. ex Ham., Prodr. Pl. Indiae Occid. 16: 47. 1825, nom. illeg.

• Heterotypic
  • Heintzia H.Karst., Auswahl. Gewächse Venezuela 34. Dec 1848.
    • Type species: Heintzia tigrina H.Karst.
  • Prionoplectus Oerst., Centralamer. Gesner. 44. 1858.
    • Type species: non design.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Northern South America Guyana, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Leeward Is., Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Scopoli, I.A. 1777. Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistens genera lapidum, plantarum, et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. 540 pp. Apud Wolfgangum Gerle, Pragae [Prague]. BHL Reference page. : 173.

Additional references

• Clark, J.L. 2005. A monograph of Alloplectus (Gesneriaceae). Selbyana 25(2): 182-209. JSTOR PDF Reference page. 
• 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. 2021. Crantzia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Crantzia. Published online. Accessed: Sep 03 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Crantzia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Sep 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Crantzia. 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 Sep 03. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crantzia. Accessed: 03 Sep 2021.

Vernacular names

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