Trichanthera gigantea

Trichanthera gigantea

Trichanthera gigantea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Ruellieae
Subtribus: Ruelliinae
Genus: Trichanthera
Species: Trichanthera gigantea

Name

Trichanthera gigantea Nees, 1847

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ruellia gigantea Bonpl. in F.W.H.A.von Humboldt & A.J.A.Bonpland, Pl. Aequinoct. 2: 75 (1811)
• Heterotypic
  • Trichanthera gigantea var. guianensis Gleason in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 54: 617 (1927)
  • Trixanthera angularis Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 146 (1838)
  • Besleria surinamensis Miq. in Linnaea 22: 471 (1849)
  • Besleria verrucosa (Splitg. ex de Vriese) Pulle in Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 9: 163 (1912)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America N-Brazil (Roraima, Amapa, Para), Venezuela (Apure, Barinas, Delta Amacuro, Falcon, Merida, Portuguesa, Tachira, Trujillo, Zulia), Peru, Costa Rica, Colombia (Antioquia, Bolvar, Boyac, Caldas, Caquet, Cauca, Choc, Cundinamarca, Huila, Meta, Nario, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle), Panama, Ecuador References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. in A.P.de Candolle, 1847. Prodr. 11:218.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Trichanthera gigantea. 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 Jun. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Trichanthera gigantea. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 25 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Trichanthera gigantea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 25. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Trichanthera gigantea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jun. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Trichanthera gigantea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: Madre de agua
Nederlands: Waterhout

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