Aequatorium

Genus of flowering plants

Aequatorium
Aequatorium jamesonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Aequatorium
B. Nord.

Aequatorium is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family. It was described as a genus in 1978.[1][2] It is a member of the tribe Senecioneae and native to South America.[3]

Species

As of July 2020[update], Plants of the World online has 13 accepted species:[4][5]

  • Aequatorium albiflorum (Wedd.) Cuatrec. & S.Díaz - Colombia
  • Aequatorium asterotrichum B.Nord. - Ecuador
  • Aequatorium caucanum S.Díaz & Cuatrec.
  • Aequatorium jamesonii S.F.Blake - Ecuador
  • Aequatorium latibracteolatum S.Díaz & Cuatrec - Colombia
  • Aequatorium lepidotum B.Nord. - Ecuador
  • Aequatorium palealbum S.Díaz & A.Correa - Colombia
  • Aequatorium pascoensis H. Beltran & H. Robinson. - Peru
  • Aequatorium polygonoides (Cuatrec.) B.Nord. - Colombia
  • Aequatorium repandiforme B.Nord. - Ecuador
  • Aequatorium sinuatifolium S.Díaz & Cuatrec - Colombia
  • Aequatorium tatamanum S.Díaz & A.Correa - Colombia
  • Aequatorium venezuelanum V.M.Badillo - Venezuela
  • Aequatorium verrucosum (Wedd.) S.Díaz & Cuatrec. - Colombia

Selected synonyms include:

  • Aequatorium carpishense (Cuatrec.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec. — synonym of Nordenstamia carpishensis (Cuatrec.) B.Nord.
  • Aequatorium cajamarcense H.Rob. & Cuatrec. — synonym of Nordenstamia cajamarcensis (H.Rob. & Cuatrec.) B.Nord.
  • Aequatorium juninense H.Rob. & Cuatrec. — synonym of Nordenstamia juninensis (H.Rob. & Cuatrec.) B.Nord.
  • Aequatorium limonense B.Nord. — synonym of Nordenstamia limonensis (B.Nord.) B.Nord.
  • Aequatorium repandum (Wedd.) C.Jeffrey — synonym of Nordenstamia repanda (Wedd.) Lundin
  • Aequatorium rimachianum (Cuatrec.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec. — synonym of Nordenstamia rimachiana (Cuatrec.) B.Nord.
  • Aequatorium stellatopilosum (Greenm. & Cuatrec.) C. Jeffrey — synonym of Nordenstamia stellatopilosa (Cuatrec. & Cuatrec.) B.Nord.
  • Aequatorium tovarii H. Rob. & Cuatrec. — synonym of Nordenstamia tovarii (H.Rob. & Cuatrec.) B.Nord.
  • Aequatorium tuestae (Cuatrec.) H. Rob. & Cuatrec. — synonym of Nordenstamia tuestae (Cuatrec.) B.Nord.

See Nordenstamia for more species

References

  1. ^ Nordenstam, Rune Bertil. 1978. Opera Botanica 44: 59
  2. ^ Tropicos, Aequatorium B. Nord.
  3. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1996-09-17). "Genus: Aequatorium B. Nord". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  4. ^ Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 14 July 2020
  5. ^ The Plant List, search for Aequatorium
  • Nee, Michael. "SPECIES: Aequatorium sp". Flora of Amboró National Park. The New York Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
Taxon identifiers
Aequatorium


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