Gomphrena tenella

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 tenella

Name

Gomphrena tenella (Moq.) Benth., Fl. Austral. 5: 256. (1870)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Iresine tenella Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 343. (1849)
    • Type locality: Australia. Western Australia, N.W.Australia; Cygnet Bay.
    • Holotype: 1822, Cunningham, A. #151. G-DC; Isotypes: BM BM001015869, K K000357254, K000357255.
• Homotypic
  • Xeraea tenella (Moq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 545. (1891)
  • Philoxerus tenellus A.Cunn. ex Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 343. (1849), nom. inval. in syn.
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
  • Gomphrena alba Farmar, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 1090. (1905)
    • Type locality: Australia. Western Australia. Between Ashburton and Yule Rivers.
    • Holotype: 1890, E. Clement #s.n. K000848110; Isotypes: MEL MEL59289, PERTH PERTH00862959.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia Western Australia Doubtfully present in Lesser Sunda Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. & Mueller, F.J.H. v. 1870. Flora Australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian territory. Volume 5. Myoporineae to Proteaceae. 599 pp., London, L. Reeve & co. BHLReference page. : 256
• Farmar, L. 1905. Contributions to our knowledge of Australian Amarantaceae. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier ser. 2 5: 1085–1091. BHL Reference page. : 1090
• 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
• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Amarantaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 231–424. Masson, Paris. BHL. Reference page. : 343

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Gomphrena tenella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Nov. 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Gomphrena tenella. 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. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gomphrena tenella. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 13 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Gomphrena tenella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov. 2019.