Moussonia (Gesneriaceae)

Moussonia elegans

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: Gesneriaceae
Subfamilia: Gesnerioideae
Tribus: Gesnerieae
Subtribus: Gloxiniinae
Genus: Moussonia
Species: M. adpressipilosa – M. ampla – M. deppeana – M. elegans – M. fruticosa – M. hirsutissima – M. jaliscana – M. larryskogii – M. rupicola – M. septentrionalis – M. serrulata – M. skutchii – M. strigosa – M. triflora – M. viminalis

Name

• Moussonia Regel, Flora 31: 248 (1848).
  • Type species: Moussonia elongata Regel

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Kohleria sect. Moussonia (Regel) Fritsch in Engl., Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 179. 1894.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Mexico & Southern America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Regel, E.A. von 1848. Flora 31: 248.

Additional references

• Clark J.L., Skog L.E., Boggan J.K. & Ginzbarg, S. 2020. Index to names of New World members of the Gesneriaceae (subfamilies Sanangoideae and Gesnerioideae). Rheedea: Official Journal of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy 30(1): 190-256. DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.14 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Moussonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug. 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Moussonia. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 2 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Moussonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Aug. 2020.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Moussonia. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. (Moussonia). Moussonia (Gesneriaceae). Accessed: 08 Sep 2021.

Vernacular names

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