Polycarpaea nivea

Polycarpaea nivea

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribe: Polycarpeae
Genus: Polycarpaea
Species: Polycarpaea nivea

Name

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Polycarpaea nivea (Aiton) Webb in W. J. Hooker, Niger Fl. 104 (1849)

Synonyms

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  • Achyranthes nivea Ait.
  • Hagaea gnaphalodes (Schousb.) Pers.
  • Illecebrum gnaphalodes Schousb.
  • Lahaya gnaphalioides (Schousb.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Polycarpaea candida Webb & Berthel.
  • Polycarpaea candida var. diffusa Pit.
  • Polycarpaea candida var. pygmaea Pit.
  • Polycarpaea candida var. webbiana Pit.
  • Polycarpaea gnaphalodes (Schousb.) Poir.
  • Polycarpaea lancifolia Christ
  • Polycarpaea microphylla Cav.
  • Polycarpaea nivea var. longifolia G. Kunkel
  • Polycarpaea nivea f. quadrangulare G. Kunkel

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Canary Isl. (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Hierro, La Palma Isl.), Cape Verde Isl. (Santo Antao Isl., Sao Vicente Isl., Santa Luzia Isl., Sal Isl., Fogo Isl.)
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • S-Morocco, Western Sahara

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Schneeweiße Vielfrucht
español: Saladillo blanco comun
 
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