Escallonia myrtilloides

Escallonia myrtilloides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Escalloniales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Escalloniales

Familia: Escalloniaceae
Genus: Escallonia
Species: Escallonia myrtilloides
Varietates: E. m. var. myrtilloides – E. m. var. patens

Name

Escallonia myrtilloides L.f., 1782

Synonyms

• Escallonia adscendens Rusby
• Escallonia berberifolia Kunth
• Escallonia chloropetala Diels
• Escallonia corymbosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
• Escallonia densa Planch. & Linden
• Escallonia hypsophila Diels
• Stereoxylon corymbosum Ruiz & Pav.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz), Peru, Colombia (Antioquia, Boyac, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Choc, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nario, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle), Ecuador Regional: Southern South America Argentina (Salta) Regional: Northern South America Venezuela (Merida, Tachira) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. (filius) 1782 ["1781"]. Supplementum Plantarum systematis vegetabilium editionis decimae tertiae, generum plantarum editionis sextae, et specierum plantarum editionis secundae. [XVI]+468 pp. Impensis Orphanotrophei, Brunsvigae [Braunschweig]. BHL Reference page. : 156.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Escallonia myrtilloides. 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 Jun 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Escallonia myrtilloides. Published online. Accessed: Jun 02 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Escallonia myrtilloides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Escallonia myrtilloides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Escallonia myrtilloides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

español: T’asta

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