Espeletia occidentalis

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 occidentalis
Subspecies: E. o. subsp. antioquensis – E. o. subsp. occidentalis

Name

Espeletia occidentalis A.C.Sm., Brittonia 1(7): 520 (1935)

Type: F.W. Pennell 4266 (in flower, 23 February 1918; Holotype: NY [NY00579548^{(CRIA, GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: GH 00112835^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, US [US00132315 (1043057)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}]).
Type locality: Colombia. Boundary between the Departments of Bolivar [currently Córdoba] and Antioquia: on the Páramo de Chaquiro (Cordillera Occidental), altitude 3000–3200 meters.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

Smith, A.C. & Koch, M.F. 1935. The genus Espeletia: a study in phylogenetic taxonomy. Brittonia 1(7): 479–530, tt. DOI: 10.2307/2804673 (via Wikipedia Library ). JSTOR . Reference page.

Additional references

Avila, F., Funk, V.A., Diazgranados, M., Díaz-Piedrahíta, S. (†) & Vargas, O., Espeletia%20occidentalis. 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 842]
Diazgranados, M. 2012. A nomenclator for the frailejones (Espeletiinae Cuatrec., Asteraceae). PhytoKeys 16: 1–52. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.16.3186 Reference page. [see pages 18–19]
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 150]
Pruski, J.F. & Funston, M. 2011. Espeletia occidentalis. In: Idárraga-Piedrahita, Á., Ortiz, R. del C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.), Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares, Vol. 2. Listado de las Plantas Vasculares del Departamento de Antioquia. Programa Expedición Antioquia 2013. Series Biodiversidad y Recursos Naturales. 939 pp. Medellín: Universidad de Antioquia, Missouri Botanical Garden y Oficina de Planeación Departamental de la Gobernación de Antioquia. ISBN 978-958-8709-61-1 PDF ResearchGate Tropicos. Reference page. [see page 322]

Links

Diazgranados, M., 2020. Espeletia occidentalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. IUCN Red List Category: Near Threatened . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T118216690A119362745.es.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Espeletia occidentalis. Accessed: 2024 March 3.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Espeletia occidentalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Espeletia occidentalis. Published online. Accessed: 3 March 2024.
Tropicos.org 2024. Espeletia occidentalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 March 2024.

Vernacular names

español: Frailejón