Elvasia quinqueloba

Elvasia quinqueloba (Fig. I)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Ochnaceae
Subfamilia: Ochnoideae
Tribus: Ochneae
Subtribus: Elvasiinae
Genus: Elvasia
Subgenus: Elvasia subg. Elvasia
Species: Elvasia quinqueloba

Name

Elvasia quinqueloba Spruce ex Engl., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(2): 353, t. 71, fig. 1. 1876.

• Typus: Venezuela: "Ad flumina Casiquiari, Vasiva et Pacimoni"; 1853–1854; Spruce 3398 (3513) (syntypes: B †?, BM-000798715, BR-0000005316939, G-00340954, G-00340955, K-000382181, MPU-019991, NY-00658467, P-00542486, P-00542488, P-02441725, S-R-11417, W-0031788). – Venezuela/Colombia: "ad flum. Guainia v. Rio Negro supra ostium fluminis Casiquiari"; 1854; Spruce 3513 (3398) (syntypes: B †?, BM-000798714, BR-0000005281732, C, E-00326366, F-0066121F, F-0066122F, G-00340953, GH, GOET-008306, K-000382179, K-000382180, K-000382182, LD-1246328, MPU-019990, NY-00658468, NY-00658469, P-00542487, P-02441726, RB-18685-00686516, TCD-0004031, W-1889-145657).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Vaselia quinqueloba (Spruce ex Engl.) Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16(6): 208. 1902.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Guyana, Venezuela. Western South America Colombia. Brazil Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engler, A. 1876. Ochnaceae, Anacardiaceae, Sabiaceae, Rhizophoraceae. Cols. 297–432, tt. 62–91 in Martius, C.F.P. de (†) & Eichler, A.G. (eds.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. XII, pars II. Fasc. LXXI. Frid. Fleischer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 
• Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Constitution nouvelle de la famille des Ochnacées. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 16: 181–212. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dwyer, J.D. 1943. The taxonomy of the monogeneric tribe Elvasieae (Ochnaceae). Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 70: 42–49. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Sastre, C. 2003. Ochnaceae. Pp. 124–161 in Steyermark, J.A. (†), Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.), Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, Vol. 7, Myrtaceae–Plumbaginaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 0-930723-13-9. Reference page. 
• Sastre, C. 2007. Ochnaceae. In Funk, V., Hollowell, T., Berry, P., Kelloff, C. & Alexander, S.N., Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 445–449. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Elvasia quinqueloba. Published online. Accessed: 27 January 2019.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Elvasia quinqueloba.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Elvasia quinqueloba. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 January 27. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2019. Elvasia quinqueloba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 January 2019.
• Elvasia quinqueloba in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 27 January 2019.
• Elvasia quinqueloba in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 27 January 2019.

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