Psilotrichum sericeum

Psilotrichum sericeum

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 sericeum

Name

Psilotrichum sericeum (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) Dalzell in Dalzell & Gibson, Bomb. Fl. 216 (1861).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Achyranthes sericea J.Koenig ex Roxb, Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 1: 675 (1832).
    • Type locality: India.
    • Holotype: sine coll., #s.n. C C10005454.
• Homotypic
  • Psilostachys sericea (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) Hook.f. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 3: 32 (1880).
• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2018, Hassler 2019)
  • Psilostachys boiviniana Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 622 (1886).
  • Psilotrichum boivinianum (Baill.) Cavaco, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 99: 184 (1952).
  • Psilostachys filipes Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 622 (1886).
  • Psilostachys kirkii Baker, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1897: 279 (1897).
  • Psilotrichum kirkii (Baker) C.B.Clarke, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1.1): 60 (1909).
  • Psilostachys nervulosa Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 622 (1886).
  • Psilotrichum axillare C.B.Clarke, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1.1): 60. (1909).
  • Psilotrichum edule C.B.Clarke, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1.1): 61 (1909).
  • Psilotrichum sericeo-villosum Chiov., Agric. Colon. 20: 103 (1926).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northeast Tropical Africa Socotra, Somalia. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. South Tropical Africa Mozambique. Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Oman (Dhofar) . Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent India (Gujarat, Tamil Nadu). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dalzell, N.A. & Gibson, A. 1861. The Bombay flora: or, short descriptions of all the indigenous plants hitherto discovered in or near the Bombey presidency; together with a supplement of introduced and naturalised species. 332 pp. Bombay: Education Society's Press, Byculla. BHL Reference page. : 216
• Roxburgh, W. (†) 1832. Flora Indica; or, descriptions of Indian Plants. by the late William Roxburgh. Serampore: W. Thacker & Co. Calcutta; Parbury, Allen & Co., London. Vol. 1. BHL Reference page. : 675

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Psilotrichum sericeum. 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 sericeum. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 10 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Psilotrichum sericeum 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 sericeum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jul. 2019.

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