Gaussia (Arecaceae)

Gaussia maya

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Chamaedoreeae
Genus: Gaussia
Species: G. attenuata – G. gomez-pompae – G. maya – G. princeps – G. spirituana

Name

Gaussia H.Wendl., Nachr. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Georg-Augusts-Univ. 1865: 327 (1865)

• Type species: Gaussia princeps H.Wendl.

Synonyms

• Aeria O.F.Cook, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 547 (1901).
• Opsiandra O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 13: 181 (1923).

References

Primary references

• Wendland, H. 1865. Ueber die neue Palmengattung Gaussia. Nachrichten von der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften und von der Georg-Augusts-Universität 1865: 327–329. Online Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Gaussia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Gaussia. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 29 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Gaussia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Nov. 2018.

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