Espeletia chocontana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Millerieae
Subtribus: Espeletiinae
Genus: Espeletia
Species: Espeletia chocontana

Name

Espeletia chocontana Cuatrec., Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 4(14): 164, figs. 4, 12G, t. 3 (1941)

• Type: J. Cuatrecasas 9658 (in flower, 29 June 1940; Holotype: COL {COL000004974 (19355)^{(GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}, COL000004975 (19357)^{(GBIF1, GBIF2, JSTOR)}}; Isotypes: F {V0049870F (1228132)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, V0049871F (1232000)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, V0049872F (1228133)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}, V0049873F (1119254)^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}}, US {US00132067 (1798020)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}, US00132068 (1798019)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}}).
• Type locality: Colombia. Departamento de Cundinamarca: Páramo de Chocontá, 2.760–2.830 m. alt.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Cuatrecasas, J. 1941. Notas a la flora de Colombia, III. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 4: 158–169, tt. I–IV. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Avila, F., Funk, V.A., Diazgranados, M., Díaz-Piedrahíta, S. & Vargas, O.,  Espeletia%20chocontana. In: Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. 2015. Cátalogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. ISBN 978-958-775-726-2 ResearchGate (Vol. 1). Reference page.  [see page 840]
• Diazgranados, M. 2012. A nomenclator for the frailejones (Espeletiinae Cuatrec., Asteraceae). PhytoKeys 16: 1–52. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.16.3186 Reference page.  [see page 12]
• Luteyn, J.L. 1999. Páramos: a checklist of plant diversity, geographical distribution, and botanical literature. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 84: viii–xv, 1–278. Issuu . Reference page.  [see page 89]
• Mavárez, J. 2021. A taxonomic revision of Espeletia (Asteraceae). II. Updated list of taxa, nomenclature, and conservation status in the Colombian radiation. Harvard Papers in Botany 26(1): 131–157. DOI: 10.3100/hpib.v26iss1.2021.n9 ResearchGate Reference page.  [see page 142]

Links

• Diazgranados, M., 2020. Espeletia chocontana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. IUCN Red List Category: Endangered . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T134494008A134650350.es.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Espeletia chocontana. Accessed: 2024 March 5.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Espeletia chocontana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Espeletia chocontana. Published online. Accessed: 5 March 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Espeletia chocontana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 March 2024.

Vernacular names

español: Frailejón (de Chocontá)