Dilodendron elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Sapindoideae
Tribus: Melicocceae
Genus: Dilodendron
Species: Dilodendron elegans

Name

Dilodendron elegans (Radlk.) A.H.Gentry & Steyerm., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 74(3): 537 (1987)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dilodendron bipinnatum Radlk. var. elegans Radlk., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 13(3): 597 (1900)
  • Note: Ferrucci & Somner (2024) place this name under D. bipinnatum.
    • Syntypes:
      • A.S. Oersted 4 (May 1847, leaves only; C);
      • A.S. Oersted 5 (May 1847, leaves only; C).
        • Note: M holds an 'isotype' (M-0225115 / 704172 / 354206^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} ['4, 5']).
    • Type locality: Costarica[Costa Rica]. Prope Turrialva[Turrialba].
• Homotypic
  • Dipterodendron elegans (Radlk.) Radlk., Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 61(24): 7 (1914)
    • Note: this time Radlkofer cites Oersted 415 at C.
• Heterotypic
  • Dipterodendron venezuelense Steyerm., Fieldiana, Bot. 28(2): 346 (–347; fig. 70) (1952); not accepted by Gentry & Steyermark (1987) and Brako & Zarucchi (1993) [cited as Dilodendron elegans]
    • Type: J.A. Steyermark 56569 (15 May 1944; Holotype: F [​V0071596F (1217436)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
    • Type locality: Venezuela. State of Mérida: cañon between San Isidro Alto and Santa Cruz de Mora, alt. 760–1800 m.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Costa Rica. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia [​fide Zamora 2022], Peru. Brazil [fide Zamora 2022] References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gentry, A.H. & Steyermark, J. 1987. A revision of Dilodendron (Sapindaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 74(3): 533–538. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: 1286 + xl pp. Missouri Botanical Garden. ISBN 0-915279-19-3. Online version at Tropicos. Reference page. 
• Ferrucci, M.S. & Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. Dilodendron elegans. In: Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck, S.G. (eds.) 2013. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): 1–1741. ISBN 978-1-930723-71-9 (issue 1), ISBN 978-1-930723-83-2 (issue 2). Online version at Tropicos. Reference page. 
• Morales, J.F. 2015. Sapindaceae. In: Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.), Manual de plantas de Costa Rica, Vol. VIII, Dicotiledóneas. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 131: 37–95. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. Tropicos. Reference page. 
• Radlkofer, L. 1893–1900. Sapindaceae. Cols. 225–658, tt. 58–123 in Martius, C.F.P. de (†), Eichler, A.G. (†) & Urban, I. (eds.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. XIII, pars III. Fasc. CXIII–CXXIV. Monachii [Munich] et Lipsiae [Leipzig] apud R. Oldenbourg. BHL Reference page. 
• Radlkofer, L. 1914. New Sapindaceae from Panama and Costa Rica. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 61(24): 1–8. BHL. Reference page. 
• Steyermark, J.A. & collaborators. 1952. Botanical exploration in Venezuela—II. From Droseraceae through Umbelliferae. In Contributions to the flora of Venezuela. Fieldiana: Botany 28(2): 243–447. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Ferrucci, M.S. & Somner, G.V. 2024. Dilodendron bipinnatum var. elegans. In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 19 May 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dilodendron elegans. Accessed: 2024 May 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Dilodendron elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Dilodendron elegans. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Dilodendron elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2024.

• Zamora, N.A., 2022. Dilodendron elegans. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022. IUCN Red List Category: Near Threatened . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T151997657A151997659.en.

Vernacular names

español: Lorito [Costa Rica]