Moussonia elegans

Moussonia elegans

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Gesneriaceae
Subfamilia: Gesnerioideae
Tribus: Gesnerieae
Subtribus: Gloxiniinae
Genus: Moussonia
Species: Moussonia elegans

Name

• Moussonia elegans Decne., 1849

Synonyms

• Isoloma elegans (Decne.) Hemsl., Biol. Centr. Am. Bot. 2: 478 (1882)
• Kohleria elegans (Decne.) Loes., Bull. Herb. Boiss. 7: 574 (1899)
• Moussonia papillosa Oerst. ex Hanst., Linnaea, 34: 1865 288 (1866)
• Kohleria papillosa (Oerst. ex Hanst.) Fritsch, Engl. Jahrb. 50: 427 (1913)
• Kohleria papillosa var. sericea Fritsch
• Tydaea elegans (Decne.) Planch. & Linden, Linden, Cat. n. 10 (1855) 4

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Decaisne, J. 1849. Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: t. 489

Additional references

• Correa A., M.D., Galdames, C. & Stapf, M.S. de 2004. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá. 599 pp. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. ISBN 9962-02-552-4 Reference page. 
• Pérez-Farrera, M.Á., Martínez-Camilo, R., Martínez-Meléndez, N., Farrera-Sarmiento, O. & Maza-Villalobos, S. (2012). Listado florístico del Cerro Quetzal (Polígono III) de la reserva de la biosfera El Triunfo, Chiapas, México Botanical Sciences 90: 113-142.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Moussonia elegans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Moussonia elegans. Published online. Accessed: Sep 08 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Moussonia elegans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Sep 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Moussonia elegans. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Moussonia elegans. Accessed: 08 Sep 2021.

Vernacular names

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