Schenkia australis

Schenkia australis

Taxonavigation edit

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: Schenkia australis

Name edit

Schenkia australis (R.Br.) G.Mans., Taxon 53: 725 (2004).

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
  • Erythraea australis R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 451 (1810).
  • Homotypic
  • Centaurium australe (R.Br.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 613 (1917).
  • Erythraea spicata var. australis (R.Br.) Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 519 (1928).
  • Heterotypic
  • Centaurium spicatum var. racemosum Hochr., Candollea 3: 471 (1928).
  • Erythraea australis var. alba Guilf., Austral. Pl.: 158 (1911).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Pacific
    • Regional: Southwestern Pacific
      • Fiji, New Caledonia.
    • Regional: South-Central Pacific
      • Easter Islands.

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

References edit

Primary references edit

  • 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. : 726.

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