Schenkia

Schenkia australis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Chironieae
Subtribus: Chironiinae
Genus: Schenkia
Species: S. australis – S. clementii – S. elegans – S. japonica – S. sebaeoides – S. spicata

Name

Schenkia Griseb. Bonplandia 1: 226 (1853).

• Type species: Schenkia sebaeoides Griseb., Bonplandia 1: 226 (1853).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Erythraea sect. Spicaria Griseb., Gen. Sp. Gent.: 147 (1839).
    • Type species: Erythraea spicata (L.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 283 (1805).
    • Centaurium sect. Spicaria (Griseb.) Ronniger, Mitt. Naturw. Ver. Steierm. 52: 321 (1916).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Krym, South European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Caucasus Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan. Regional: Indo-China Vietnam (introduced). Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Fiji, New Caledonia. Regional: South-Central Pacific Easter Islands. Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii. Continental: Northern America Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Massachusetts, New Jersey (introduced). Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Delaware, Maryland, Virginia (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Grisebach, A.H.R. 1853. Schenkia, novum genus Gentianearum. Bonplandia. Zeitschrift für die gesammte Botanik 1: 226. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mansion, G. 2004. A new classification of the polyphyletic genus Centaurium Hill (Chironiinae, Gentianaceae): description of the New World endemic Zeltnera, and reinstatement of Gyrandra Griseb. and Schenkia Griseb. Taxon 53(3): 719–740. DOI: 10.2307/4135447 JSTOR PDF Reference page. 
• Mansion, G. & Struwe, L. 2004. Generic delimitation and phylogenetic relationships within the subtribe Chironiinae (Chironieae: Gentianaceae), with special reference to Centaurium: evidence from nrDNA and cpDNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32(3): 951–977. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.03.016 ResearchGate Full text not availableReference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Schenkia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Schenkia. Published online. Accessed: Jul 15 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Schenkia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Schenkia. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Schenkia. Accessed: 15 Jul 2021.

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