Polycarpaea nivea

Polycarpaea nivea

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribe: Polycarpeae
Genus: Polycarpaea
Species: Polycarpaea nivea

Name

Polycarpaea nivea (Aiton) Webb in W. J. Hooker, Niger Fl. 104 (1849)

Synonyms

• Achyranthes nivea Ait.
• Hagaea gnaphalodes (Schousb.) Pers.
• Illecebrum gnaphalodes Schousb.
• Lahaya gnaphalioides (Schousb.) Roem. & Schult.
• Polycarpaea candida Webb & Berthel.
• Polycarpaea candida var. diffusa Pit.
• Polycarpaea candida var. pygmaea Pit.
• Polycarpaea candida var. webbiana Pit.
• Polycarpaea gnaphalodes (Schousb.) Poir.
• Polycarpaea lancifolia Christ
• Polycarpaea microphylla Cav.
• Polycarpaea nivea var. longifolia G. Kunkel
• Polycarpaea nivea f. quadrangulare G. Kunkel

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Canary Isl. (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Hierro, La Palma Isl.), Cape Verde Isl. (Santo Antao Isl., Sao Vicente Isl., Santa Luzia Isl., Sal Isl., Fogo Isl.) Regional: Northern Africa S-Morocco, Western Sahara References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. (ed.) 1849. Niger Flora. [...] including Webb, P.B.: Spicilegia Gorgonea, and Hooker, J.D. & Bentham, G.: Flora Nigritiana. London: H. Bailliere. BHL Reference page. : 104

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Polycarpaea nivea. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 22. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Polycarpaea nivea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Sep 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Polycarpaea nivea. Published online. Accessed: Sep 22 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Polycarpaea nivea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Sep 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Polycarpaea nivea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Schneeweiße Vielfrucht
español: Saladillo blanco comun

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