Sphenoclea

Sphenoclea zeylanica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Sphenocleaceae
Genus: Sphenoclea
Species: S. dalzielii – S. zeylanica

Name

Sphenoclea Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 113. (1788)

• Type species: Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 113. t. 24. (1788)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Gaertnera Retz. (1860) nom. illeg. hom. non Schreb. (1789) nom. rej. nec Gaertnera Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1(1,2): t. 167 (1792), nom. cons. (Rubiaceae)
  • Pongati Adans.
  • Pongatium Juss.
  • Rapinia Lour. (1860) = Rapinia Montrouz., Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci. 10: 243 (1860) vide Vitex L., Sp. Pl. 2: 638 [as "938"]. (1753) (Lamiaceae)
    

Note: Sphenoclea dalzielii N.E.Br., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912(6): 277 (1912) is accepted as a distinct African species (APD & Govaerts et al., 2022).

References

• Gaertner, J. 1788. De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum 1: 113.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Sphenoclea. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 2022 Mar. 21.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sphenoclea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar. 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sphenoclea. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar. 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sphenoclea. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 21 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sphenoclea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Mar. 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sphenoclea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Goose Weed

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