Psilotrichum scleranthum

Psilotrichum scleranthum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Psilotrichum
Species: Psilotrichum scleranthum

Name

Psilotrichum scleranthum Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 248. (1861)

• Type locality: Sri Lanka: "Anooradhapoora".
• Holotype: Thwaites, #2239 K K000814976; Isotype: K000195052.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2018, Hassler 2019)
  • Psilotrichum africanum Oliv., in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 16: t. 1542. (1886)
  • Psilotrichum concinnum Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 279. (1897)
  • Psilotrichum trichophyllum Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 279. (1897)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Zaïre Northeast Tropical Africa Somalia East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent India (Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thwaites, G.H.K. 1858–1864. Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae: an enumeration of Ceylon plants, with descriptions of the new and little-known genera and species, observations on their habitats, uses, native names, etc. VIII+483 pp. Dulau & Co., London. BHL Reference page. : 248

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Psilotrichum scleranthum. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Psilotrichum scleranthum. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 10 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Psilotrichum scleranthum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Psilotrichum scleranthum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jul. 2019.

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