Gomphrena macrocephala

Gomphrena macrocephala

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 macrocephala

Name

Gomphrena macrocephala A.St.-Hil., Pl. Usuel. Bras.: t. 32 (1825)

• Type locality: Brazil. "Province de Saint-Paul."
• Lectotype (first-step designated by De Siqueira 1992: 125): 1816–1821, Saint-Hilaire A. de #1291. P: (second-step lectotype designated by Bena, 2017: 138.): P00622655; Isolectotype: P00622656.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Xeraea macrocephala (A.St.-Hil.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 545. (1891)
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
  • Gomphrena arborescens f. intermedia Stuchlík, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 38 (1912).
  • Gomphrena macrocephala var. pulcherrima Chodat, Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 1: 432 (1901).
    • Type locality: Paraguay. In campis Ipé hú Sierra Maracayu.
    • Holotype: X.1898-1899, Hassler, E. #5176. Type: G00103551, G00103552, G00103553, G00103554, G00103555; Isotypes: BM000816347, BM000098961, C10005397, GH00037078, NY00324507, P00622657, P00622658, US00102793, #s.n. RB00533992, S-R-2451.
  • Gomphrena pulcherrima (Chodat) Chodat & Hassl., Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève, sér. 2, 18: 247 (1926 publ. 1927)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Saint-Hilaire, A.F.C.P. , Jussieu, A.H.L. de & Cambessèdes, J. 1824–1828. Plantes Usuelles des Brasiliens. Paris: Grimbert. BHL Reference page. : descr. pl. 32.
• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.]. BHL Reference page. : 545
• 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. : 138

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gomphrena macrocephala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Nov. 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Gomphrena macrocephala. 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. 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gomphrena macrocephala. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 4 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Gomphrena macrocephala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Nov. 2019.

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