Gossypianthus brittonii

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: Gossypianthus
Species: Gossypianthus brittonii

Name

Gossypianthus brittonii Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 18: 92. (1916)

• Type: Cuba, Province of Santa Clara: Santa Clara. 1912-04-08 - 1912-04-09, N.L. Britton & J.F. Cowell #13318. Holotype: NY NY00073684; Isotypes: CAS CAS0002838, GH GH00037093, K K000582943, S S-R-2461, TEX TEX00370686, US US00102746, US00102747.

Accepted by Hassler 2019. Considered as a synonym of Guilleminea brittonii by Govaerts 2019.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Guilleminea brittonii (Standl.) Mears, Sida 3: 150. (1967)
• Heterotypic
  • Gossypianthus jackianus Ekman & Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 317. (1934)
  • Gossypianthus heterophyllus Ekman & Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 317. (1934)
  • Guilleminea brittonii var. heterophylla (Ekman & Suess.) Mears, Sida 3: 150. (1967)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Standley, P.C. 1916. Studies of tropical American phanerogams—No. 2. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 18: 87–142. BHL JSTOR Reference page. : 92
• Mears, J.A. 1967. Revision of Guilleminea (Brayulinea) including Gossypianthus (Amaranthaceae). Sida 3(3): 137–152.BHL Reference page. : 150
• Suessenguth, K., 1934. Neue und kritische Amarantaceen aus Süd- und Mittel-Amerika. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 35(18–25): 298–337. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 317

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Guilleminea brittonii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sept. 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Gossypianthus brittonii. 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 Sept. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gossypianthus brittonii. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 28 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Gossypianthus brittonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Sept. 2019.