Elvasia essequibensis

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
Genus: Elvasia
Subgenus: Elvasia subg. Elvasia
Species: Elvasia essequibensis

Elvasia essequibensis Engl., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 12(2): 354, t. 71, fig. 2. 1876.

Typus: Guyana: Essequibo; 1841–1842; R.Schomburgk 227 (302 [B]) (syntypes: B †?, K-000382183, P-00542479).

Homotypic
- Gagernia essequiboensis Klotzsch & M.R.Schomb. in M.R.Schomb., Reis. Br.-Guiana 3: 1189. 1848 [1849], nom. nud.
- Hostmannia essequibensis (Engl.) Tiegh., J. Bot. (Morot) 16: 208. 1902.

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

Engler, A. 1876. Ochnaceae, Anacardiaceae, Sabiaceae, Rhizophoraceae. Cols. 297–432, tt. 62–91 in Martius, C.F.P. de (†) & Eichler, A.G. (eds.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. XII, pars II. Fasc. LXXI. Frid. Fleischer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page.
Tieghem, P. van. 1902. Constitution nouvelle de la famille des Ochnacées. Journal de Botanique (Morot) 16: 181–212. BHL Reference page.

Dwyer, J.D. 1943. The taxonomy of the monogeneric tribe Elvasieae (Ochnaceae). Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 70: 42–49. JSTOR Reference page.
Sastre, C. 2007. Ochnaceae. In Funk, V., Hollowell, T., Berry, P., Kelloff, C. & Alexander, S.N., Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 445–449. BHL Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Elvasia essequibensis. Published online. Accessed: 26 January 2019.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Elvasia essequibensis.
Hassler, M. 2019. Elvasia essequibensis. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 January 26. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 50212712. 26. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: January 2019 50212712.

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