Villarsia

Villarsia capensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Villarsia
Species: V. capensis – V. goldblattiana – V. manningiana

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Villarsia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 11. Reference page.

Name

Villarsia Vent., Choix Pl. ad t. 9 (1803), nom. cons.

• Type species: Villarsia capensis (Houtt.) Merr., J. Arnold Arbor. 19: 360. (1938)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Renealmia Houtt., Natuurl. Hist. 2(8): 335. 1777, nom. illeg. non L. (1753) nom. rej., nec L.f. (1782) nom. cons.

Homonyms

• Villaria V.Bally, Notice Hist. sur Villar Cf. Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. v.5 (1858) 309 (1858) ortho. var. vide Villaria Vent. (1803) Rubiaceae
• Villarsia J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(1): 447 (1791) vide Nymphoides Ség. in Pl. Veron. 3: 121 (1754)
• Villarsia Neck., Elem. Bot. (Necker) 2: 110 (1790), nom. inval. vide Cabomba Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 321 (1775)
• Villarsia J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(1): 447 (1791), nom. rej. vide Villarsia Vent. (1803)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ventenat, E.P. 1803–1808 ["1803"]. Choix de plantes, dont la plupart sont cultivées dans le jardin de Cels. 60 tt. De l’imprimerie de Crapelet, Paris. BHL Reference page. : t. 9.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Villarsia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Villarsia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 11 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Villarsia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Oct. 2023.

Vernacular names

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