Crantzia cristata

Crantzia cristata

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: Crantzia cristata

Name

• Crantzia cristata (L.) Scop. ex Fritsch in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4, Abt.3b: 168. 1894.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Besleria cristata L., Sp. Pl. 2: 619. 1753.

• Homotypic
  • Columnea cristata (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 472. 1891.
  • Alloplectus cristatus (L.) Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 3(3): 189. 1829 publ. 1832.
  • Alloplectus cristatus var. typicus Fournet, Fl. Ill. Phan. Guadeloupe Martinique 1326. 1978, nom. inval.
  • Prionoplectus cristatus (L.) Oerst., Dansk. Vidensk. Selsk. Skrift., ser. 5, 5: 152, t. ix. fig. 36-40. 1859.

• Heterotypic
  • Alloplectus cristatus var. brevicalyx C.V.Morton, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 29: 17. 1944.
  • Alloplectus cristatus var. crenatus C.V.Morton, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 29: 17. 1944.
  • Alloplectus forseithii (Oerst.) Hanst., Linnaea 34: 375. 1865.
  • Prionoplectus forseithii Oerst., Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., ser. 5, 5: 119. 1861.

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.
• Fritsch, K. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (1894) Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4, Abt.3b: 168.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Crantzia cristata 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 cristata. Published online. Accessed: Sep 03 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Crantzia cristata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Sep 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Crantzia cristata. 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 cristata. Accessed: 03 Sep 2021.

Vernacular names

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