Gomphrena paraguayensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Gomphrena
Species: Gomphrena paraguayensis

Subspecies: G. p. subsp. chacoensis – G. p. subsp. paraguayensis

Name

Gomphrena paraguayensis Chodat, Bull. Herb. Boissier (ser. 2) 1: 432. (1901)

• Lectotype (designated by Holzhammer, 1956: 223): Paraguay. "In campis prope San Estanislao." 1898, Hassler, E. #4110. G G00103602.
• Syntype: In regione yerbalium de Maracayú, BM000098992.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gomphrena elegans var. paraguayensis (Chodat) E.Holzh., Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 14-15: 222. (1956)
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
  • Gomphrena elegans var. gracilior Chodat, Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 3: 388. (1903)
  • Gomphrena elegans f. microcephala Suess., Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 1: 5. (1950)
    • Lectotype (designated by Holzhammer, 1956: 230.): Argentina. Misiones, Dep. Cainguas, Puerto Rico. 1948-03-04, Schwindt, E. #632. M0241768.
  • Gomphrena elegans var. pseudocristata Stuchlík, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 522. (1913)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Chodat, R. 1901. Plantae Hasslerianae soit énumération des plantes récoltées au Paraguay par le Dr Émile Hassler, d’Aarau (Suisse), de 1885–1895 et de 1898–1900. (Suite). Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 395–442. BHL Reference page. : 432
• Holzhammer, E. 1956. Die amerikanischen Arten der Gattung Gomphrena L. 2. Teil. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 2(14–15): 178–257. BHL Reference page. : 222

Additional references

• Bena, M.J. 2017. Typification and nomenclatural notes on twenty-seven names of Gomphrena L. (Amaranthaceae) linked to the South American Flora. Phytotaxa 296(2): 131–146. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.296.2.3 . Reference page. : 135

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gomphrena paraguayensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Nov. 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Gomphrena paraguayensis. 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 Nov. 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gomphrena paraguayensis. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 6 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Gomphrena paraguayensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Nov. 2019.