Luma chequen

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Myrteae
Subtribus: Luminae
Genus: Luma
Species: Luma chequen

Name

Luma chequen (Molina) A.Gray, Char. New Gen. Polynesia: 7 (1853). (as "cheken")

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Eugenia chequen Molina in Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili, ed. 2: 148 (1810)
- Myrceugenella chequen (Molina) Kausel in Revista Argent. Agron. 9: 43 (1942)
- Myrtus chequen (Molina) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 485 (1825)
Heterotypic
- Eugenia bella Phil. in Linnaea 28: 641 (1858), nom. illeg.
- Eugenia chekan DC. in Prodr. 3: 278 (1828), orth. var.
- Eugenia cheken Lam. in Encycl. 3: 207 (1789)
- Eugenia gayana Barnéoud in C.Gay, Fl. Chil. 2: 390 (1847)
- Eugenia myrtomimeta Diels in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 598 (1906)
- Eugenia pulchra O.Berg in Linnaea 29: 224 (1858)
- Luma gayana (Barnéoud) Burret in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 523 (1941)
- Myrceugenella chequen var. myrtomimeta (Diels) Kausel in Lilloa 33: 104 (1971 publ. 1972)
- Myrceugenella gayana (Barnéoud) Kausel in Revista Argent. Agron. 9: 46 (1942)
- Myrceugenella langerfeldtii Kausel in Revista Argent. Agron. 11: 324 (1944)
- Myrtus gayana (Barnéoud) O.Berg in Linnaea 27: 399 (1856)
- Myrtus gayana var. major O.Berg in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 15: 859 (1857)
- Myrtus luma S.Schauer in Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 333 (1843), nom. illeg.
- Myrtus uliginosa Miq. in Linnaea 25: 652 (1853)
- Myrtus uliginosa f. major Miq. in Linnaea 25: 652 (1853)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Chile Central, Chile South Introduced into: Bolivia, Peru . References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Gray, A. 1853. Characters of some new genera of plants, mostly from Polynesia, in the collection of the United States Exploring Expedition, under Captain Wilkes. 8 pp. Preprint from Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 3: 48–54. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Luma chequen in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Luma chequen. Published online. Accessed: June 24 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. Luma chequen. 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 June 24. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Luma chequen. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 June 2024.

Vernacular names

English: White Chilean Myrtle
فارسی: مورد شیلیایی سفید
перем коми: Чекен
коми: Чекен
лакку: Чекен
кырык мары: Чекен
удмурт: Чекен

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