Gustavia superba

Gustavia superba

Gustavia superba

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Lecythidoideae
Genus: Gustavia
Sectio: G. sect. Grandibracteata
Species: Gustavia superba

Name

Gustavia superba O.Berg, 1856

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pirigara superba Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 7: 261 (1825).
• Homotypic
  • Japarandiba superba (Kunth) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 240 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Gustavia superba var. salviniae Hemsl., Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic. 1: 12 (1878).
  • Pirigara insignis Kunth ex Hemsl., Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 1: 413 (1880).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá Regional:Central America Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Berg, O.K., 1856. Linnaea 27: 444.

Additional references

• Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Gustavia superba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Gustavia superba. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Gustavia superba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 June 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Gustavia superba. Published online. Accessed: June 30 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gustavia superba in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

español: membrillo, sachamango o loto celestial

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