Espeletia lucida

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 lucida

Name

Espeletia lucida Aristeg., Fl. Venez. 10(1): 420–421 (1964)

• Typus: Universidad de Los Andes [Uscátegui] 1001 ([9] April 1951; Holotypus: VEN; Isotypus: MER [seen by Mavárez]).
• Type locality: Venezuela. Edo. Mérida: [Camino al] Pico Bolívar, 3.800 m. alt.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Libanothamnus lucidus (Aristeg.) Cuatrec., Phytologia 35(1): 51 (1976); not accepted by Mavárez (2019) [cited as Espeletia lucida]

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Aristeguieta, L. 1964. Compositae. In Lasser (ed.), Flora de Venezuela, Vol. X(1&2). 941 pp. Instituto Botánico, Dirección de Recursos Naturales Renovables, Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría, Caracas. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Cuatrecasas, J. 1976. A new subtribe in the Heliantheae (Compositae): Espeletiinae. Phytologia 35(1): 43–61. BHL. Reference page. 
• 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 35 (as Libanothamnus lucidus)]
• 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 92 (as Libanothamnus lucidus)]
• Mavárez, J. 2019. A taxonomic revision of Espeletia (Asteraceae). The Venezuelan radiation. Harvard Papers in Botany 24(2): 131–244. DOI: 10.3100/hpib.v24iss2.2019.n8 ResearchGate PDF. Reference page.  [see pages 188–190]

Links

• Avendaño, N., Espinoza Flores, Y., Fernández, A., Gallardo, A., García, M., García Rawlins, A., Gonto, R., Hokche, O. & Limonggi, T., 2021. Espeletia lucida. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. IUCN Red List Category: Vulnerable . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T149608038A149610405.es.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Espeletia lucida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Espeletia lucida. Published online. Accessed: 7 March 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Espeletia lucida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 March 2024.

Vernacular names

español: Frailejón de Palito