Shortia galacifolia

Shortia galacifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Diapensiaceae
Genus: Shortia
Species: Shortia galacifolia
Varietates: S. g. var. brevistyla – S. g. var. galacifolia

Name

Shortia galacifolia Torr. & A.Gray, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 42(1): 48, adnot. (1842).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Sherwoodia galacifolia (Torr. & A.Gray) House, Torreya 7: 235 (1908).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional:Southeastern USA USA (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, A. 1842. Notes of a botanical excursion to the mountains of North Carolina, &c.; with some remarks on the botany of the higher Alleghany Mountains. American Journal of Science and Arts 42(1): 1–49. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Shortia galacifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Shortia galacifolia. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Shortia galacifolia. Published online. Accessed: Mar 04 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Shortia galacifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Shortia galacifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Mar 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Shortia galacifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Galaxblättriges Winterblatt
English: Oconee Bells, Acony Bell

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