Diastema (Gesneriaceae)

Diastema affine

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: Gloxiniinae
Genus: Diastema
Species: D. affine – D. comiferum – D. eggersianum – D. fimbratilobum – D. gymnoleucum – D. hispidum – D. incisum – D. kalbreyeri – D. latiflorum – D. maculatum – D. purpurascens – D. racemiferum – D. rupestre – D. scabrum – D. sodiroanum – D. tenerrimum – D. urticifolium – D. vexans – D. weberbaueri – D. williamsii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Diastema in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct 11. Reference page.

Name

Diastema Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 132. (1845)

• Type species: Diastema racemiferum Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 132. (1845)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Diastemation Müll.Berol. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 5: 426 (1858)
  • Diastemella Oerst. in Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afh., ser. 5, 5: 99 (1861)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental Mexico & Southern America Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. 1844–1846. The botany of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., C.B., F.R.G.S, etc. during the years 1836–42. 195 pp., 60 tt. Smith, Elder and Co., London. BHL Reference page. : 132.

Additional references

• 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. 2024. Diastema in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Diastema. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 July 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Diastema. Published online. Accessed: July 26 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Diastema. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 July 2020.

Vernacular names

русский: Диастема
中文: 尖蒴岩桐属

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