Trigonobalanus excelsa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Fagaceae
Genus: Trigonobalanus
Species: Trigonobalanus excelsa

Name

Trigonobalanus excelsa Lozano, Hern.Cam. & Henao, Caldasia 12: 519 (–527) (1979)

• Type: J.E. Henao S. s.n. (January 1979, with male and female flowers, and fruit; Holotype: COL [​COL00000754 (188719)^(JSTOR)]; Isotypes: COL [​COL00000753 (188720)^(JSTOR)], L 0052274^(JSTOR); Possible [iso]types: FMB {FMB-65001^(JSTOR), FMB-65002^(JSTOR), FMB-65003^(JSTOR), FMB-65004^(JSTOR)}).
• Type locality: Colombia. Departamento del Huila: Municipio de Acevedo, alto valle del río Suaza, camino de herradura al Parque Nacional Natural Cueva de los Guacháros, 1.800 m s.n.m. [= Acevedo Municipality, high valley of Suaza River, bridle path to the Cueva de los Guacháros National Natural Park, 1800 m above sea level.]

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Colombobalanus excelsa (Lozano, Hern.Cam. & Henao) Nixon & Crepet, Amer. J. Bot. 76(6): 841 (1989); not accepted by Govaerts & Frodin (1998), Chen et al. (2007) [cited as Trigonobalanus excelsa]

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Lozano-C., G., Hernández-Camacho, J. & Henao-S., J.E. 1979. Hallazgo del género Trigonobalanus Forman, 1962 (Fagaceae) en el Neotrópico - I. Caldasia 12(60): 517–537. Online. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Nixon, K.C. & Crepet, W.L. 1989. Trigonobalanus (Fagaceae): taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationships. American Journal of Botany 76(6): 828–841. DOI: 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1989.tb15061.x JSTOR Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. & Frodin, D. 1998. World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales (Betulaceae, Corylaceae, Fagaceae and Ticodendraceae). VIII + 408 p. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-900347-46-6. Reference page. 
• Chen, G., Sun, W.-B., Han, C.-Y. & Coombes, A. 2007. Karyomorphology of the endangered Trigonobalanus doichangensis (A.Camus) Forman (Fagaceae) and its taxonomic and biogeographical implications. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154(3): 321–330. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00670.x Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Trigonobalanus excelsa Loz.-Contr., Hern.Cam. & Henao-S. (Endangered) - Assessed by N. Aguirre-Acosta, C.A. Parra-Aldana & J.E. Botero on 20 September 2018 and published in 2020.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Trigonobalanus excelsa. Accessed: 2022 November 26.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Trigonobalanus excelsa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Trigonobalanus excelsa. Published online. Accessed: 26 November 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Black Oak
español: Robla