Muehlenbeckia tamnifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Polygonoideae
Tribus: Polygoneae
Subtribus: Reynoutriinae
Genus: Muehlenbeckia
Species: Muehlenbeckia tamnifolia
Varietates: M. t. var. quadrangulata – M. t. var. tamnifolia

Name

Muehlenbeckia tamnifolia (Kunth) Meisn., Pl. Vasc. Gen. 1: 227 (1839).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Polygonum tamnifolium Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 180 (1817).
• Homotypic
  • Sarcogonum tamnifolium (Kunth) Rusby, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 111 (1896).
  • Calacinum tamnifolium (Kunth) J.F.Macbr., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 116 (1927).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama. Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Meisner, C.F. 1837–1843. Plantarum vascularium genera secundum ordines naturales digesta eorumque differentiae et affinitates tabulis diagnosticis expositae. Weidmann, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. 402 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Muehlenbeckia tamnifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb 9. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Muehlenbeckia tamnifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Feb 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Muehlenbeckia tamnifolia. Published online. Accessed: 9 Feb 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Muehlenbeckia tamnifolia. Accessed: 9 Feb 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Muehlenbeckia tamnifolia. Accessed: 2024 Feb 9.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Muehlenbeckia tamnifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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