Halenia asclepiadea

Halenia asclepiadea

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: Gentianeae
Subtribus: Swertiinae
Genus: Halenia
Species: Halenia asclepiadea

Name

Halenia asclepiadea (Kunth) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 177. 1838 [1837].

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Swertia asclepiadea Kunth in Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 3(10): 175(–176). 1818 [1819]. – Nov. Gen. Sp. (folio ed.) 3(10): 136(–137). 1818 [1819].
    • Typus: Colombia, Cundinamarca: "in frigidis montium Novo-Granatensium, juxta Santa Fe de Bogota, et in declivitate Parami de Chingasa, alt. 1400–1700 hex." [ca. 2740–3330 m]; Jul 1801; Bonpland & Humboldt s.n. (holotype: P-00307322; possible isotypes: B-W-05477-010, F-0044237F, P-00307318, P-04247463, US-00111601 [fragm. ex P]).

• Homotypic
  • Halenia asclepiadea (Kunth) Griseb., Gen. Sp. Gent.: 326. 1839 [1838], isonym.

• Heterotypic
  • Swertia quadricornis Willd. ex Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis [Roemer & Schultes] 6: 134. 1820.
    • Typus: sine loco; Bonpland & Humboldt s.n. (holotype: B-W-05477-010; possible isotypes: see Swertia asclepiadea
  • Halenia cuatrecasasii C.K.Allen in Cuatrec., Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 5(17): 37. 1942.
    • Typus: Colombia, Cundinamarca: Cordillera Oriental, Páramo de Chocontá, alt. 2760–2830 m; 29 Jun 1940; Cuatrecasas 9657 (holotype: GH; isotypes: COL-000003977, F-0044241F, US-00111607).
  • Halenia occulta C.K.Allen in Cuatrec., Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 5(17): 37(–38). 1942.
    • Typus: Colombia, Cundinamarca: Cordillera Oriental, vertiente oriental, Páramo de Guasca, pajonales con escaso fruticetum, alt. 3200–3300 m; 2 Jun 1940; Cuatrecasas 9474 (holotype: GH-00061859; isotypes: COL-000003981, US-00111617).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cuatrecasas, J. 1942. Notas a la flora de Colombia, V. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 5: 16–39, tt. I–III. PDF Reference page. 
• Don, G. 1837–1838. A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants, comprising complete descriptions of the different orders; ...; the whole arranged according to the natural system. Vol. IV.—Corolliflorae. VIII+908 pp. J.G. and F. Rivington, et al., London. BHL Reference page. 
• Grisebach, A.H.R. 1838 ["1839"]. Genera et Species Gentianearum adjectis Observationibus Quibusdam Phytogeographicis. VIII+364 pp. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgartiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page. 
• Kunth, C.S. 1819. Gentianeae. Juss. Pp. 167–187, tt. 220–226 in Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S., Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt, Tomus 3 (quarto ed.). Sumtibus Librariae Graeco-Latino-Germanicae, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 
• Kunth, C.S. 1819. Gentianeae. Juss. Pp. 130–146, tt. 220–226 in Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S., Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt, Tomus 3 (folio ed.). Sumtibus Librariae Graeco-Latino-Germanicae, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. e-rara.ch Reference page. 
• Schultes, J.A. 1820. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 6. LXX + 852 pp., corr. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Allen, C.K. 1933. A monograph of the American species of the genus Halenia. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 20: 119–222+. DOI: 10.2307/2394423 BHL JSTOR Reference page. 
• Macbride, J.F. 1959. Gentianaceae. In Flora of Peru. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(5/1): 270–363. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Halenia asclepiadea. Published online. Accessed: 26 October 2018.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Halenia asclepiadea.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Halenia asclepiadea. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 October 26. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2018. Halenia asclepiadea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 October 2018.
• Halenia asclepiadea in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 26 October 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: Halenia asclepiadea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 October 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Peru Checklist: Halenia asclepiadea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 October 2018.

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