Lophophytum pyramidale

Lophophytum pyramidale

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Balanophoraceae
Genus: Lophophytum
Species: Lophophytum pyramidale

Name

Lophophytum pyramidale (Leandro) L.J.T.Cardoso & J.M.A.Braga, Phytotaxa 345(3): 281 (2018).

• Type: Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. leg. Leandro do Sacramento s.n.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Archimedea pyramidalis Leandro, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 7: 32 (1837)
• Heterotypic
  • Lophophytum leandrii Eichler, in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 4(2): 59, tab. XV (1869)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Cardoso, L.J.T., Smidt, E.C. & Braga, J.M.A. 2018. Reinterpretation of the nomenclatural type of Archimedea pyramidalis (Balanophoraceae) with new combination to Lophophytum. Phytotaxa 345(3): 279–285. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.345.3.4 Reference page. 
• Saint-Hilaire, A. 1837. Description du nouveau genre Archimedea, par feu le P. Leandro do Sacramento, professeur de botanique à Rio de Janeiro; précédé d’une notice sur ce botaniste. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique ser. 2 7: 31–33. BHL Reference page. 
• Eichler, A.G. 1869. Balanophoreae. pp. 1–74. in Martius, C.F.P. de (†), Eichler, A.G. & Urban, I. (eds.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas. Vol. 4, Pars 2. Frid. Fleischer, Leipzig. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Lophophytum pyramidale in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Lophophytum pyramidale. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Lophophytum pyramidale. Published online. Accessed: 20. Nov. 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Lophophytum pyramidale. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Nov. 2024.

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