Paramollugo

Mollugo nudicaulis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Molluginaceae
Genus: Paramollugo
Species: P. angustifolia – P. cuneifolia – P. decandra – P. deltoidea – P. digyna – P. elliotii – P. nudicaulis – P. simulans – P. spathulata

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Paramollugo in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 18. Reference page.

Name

Paramollugo Thulin, Taxon 65(4): 784 (2016).

• Type species: Paramollugo nudicaulis (Lam.) Thulin, Taxon 65(4): 784 (2016).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Lampetia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 34 (1837).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Libya. Regional: Macaronesia Cape Verde. Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Aldabra (introduced), Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Sinai. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia, Yemen. Regional: China Hainan, China Southeast. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Myanmar, South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia. Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Maryland (introduced). Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America Guyana. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thulin, M., Moore, A.J., El-Seedi, H., Larsson, A., Christin, P.A. & Edwards, E.J. 2016. Phylogeny and generic delimitation in Molluginaceae, new pigment data in Caryophyllales, and the new family Corbichoniaceae. Taxon 65(4): 775–793. DOI: 10.12705/654.6 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Paramollugo in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2017. Paramollugo. 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. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Apr. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Paramollugo. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 21 2017.

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