Elvasiinae

Elvasia calophyllea

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
Genera: Elvasia – Perissocarpa

Name

Elvasiinae J.V.Schneid. in J.V.Schneid. et al., Molec. Phylogen. Evol. 78: 211. 2014.

• Type genus: Elvasia DC., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 422. 1811.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Elvasieae Engl., Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 37(2): 20. 1874.

• Homotypic
  • Elvasioideae Tiegh. in Pilg., Nat. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. [Engl. & Prantl] 3(3): 222. 1907.

• Heterotypic
  • Hostmannieae Tiegh. in Pilg., Nat. Pflanzenfam. Nachtr. [Engl. & Prantl] 3(3): 222. 1907.
    • Type genus: Hostmannia Planch. in Hook., Icon. Pl. 8: t. 709. 1845.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Peru. Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schneider, J.V., Bissiengou, P., Amaral, M.C.E., Ali, T., Fay, M.F., Thines, M., Sosef, M.S.M., Zizka, G. & Chatrou, L.W. 2014. Phylogenetics, ancestral state reconstruction, and a new infrafamilial classification of the pantropical Ochnaceae (Medusagynaceae, Ochnaceae s.str., Quiinaceae) based on five DNA regions. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 78: 199–214. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.05.018 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Additional references

• Engler, A. 1874. Ueber Begrenzung und systematische Stellung der natürlichen Familie der Ochnaceae. Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum 37(2): 1–28, tt. 12–13. BHL Reference page. 
• Schneider, J.V., Jungcurt, T., Cardoso, D., Amorim, A.M., Töpel, M., Andermann, T., Poncy, O., Berberich, T. & Zizka, G. 2021. Phylogenomics of the tropical plant family Ochnaceae using targeted enrichment of nuclear genes and 250+ taxa. Taxon 70(1): 48-71. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12421 Reference page. 
• Pilger, R. 1907. Ochnaceae. Pp. 219–226 in Nachträge zu Teil III, Abteilung 6. In Engler, A. & Prantl, K. (eds.), Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, Ergänzungshefte II enthaltend die Nachträge III zu den Teilen II–IV für die Jahre 1899 bis 1904. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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