Spigelia anthelmia

Spigelia anthelmia

Spigelia anthelmia

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: Loganiaceae
Tribus: Spigelieae
Genus: Spigelia
Species: Spigelia anthelmia

Name

Spigelia anthelmia L. 1753

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Spigelia anthelmia var. nervosa (Steud.) Progel in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 262 (1868)
  • Spigelia anthelmia var. obliquinervia A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 7 (1845)
  • Spigelia anthelmia var. peruviana A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 7 (1845)
  • Spigelia domingensis Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 70: 921 (1923 publ. 1924)
  • Spigelia fruticulosa Lam. in Tabl. Encycl. 1: 474 (1793)
  • Spigelia nervosa Steud. in Flora 26: 764 (1843)
  • Spigelia oppositifolia Stokes in Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 307 (1812)
  • Spigelia quadrifolia Stokes in Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 307 (1812)
  • Spigelia stipularis Progel in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 262 (1868)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Regional: Southeastern USA Florida Introduced into: Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malaya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Togo, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 149. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2023. Spigelia anthelmia. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Spigelia anthelmia. Published online. Accessed: August 03 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Spigelia anthelmia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Spigelia anthelmia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 August 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Spigelia anthelmia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

العربية: سبجيل طبي
English: West Indian pinkroot
മലയാളം: വിരയിളക്കിച്ചെടി
中文: 翅子草, 石竹参

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