Amaranthaceae
Gomphrena

Gomphrena macrocephala A.St.-Hil.

First published in Pl. Usuel. Bras.: t. 32 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil to Paraguay. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
  • Pedersen, T.M. (2016). Flora del Paraguay 46: 1-258. Editions des Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la ville de Genève.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Eiten, G.; Campos, J.M.F. [3393] Brazil K001207741 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [s.n.] Brazil K001207745 Yes
Eiten, G. [2970] Brazil K001207748 Yes
Dusén, P. [16042] Brazil K001207742 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T.; Gil, M.; Campos, F.M.F.; Campos, M.F. [2970] Brazil K001207747 Yes
Krapovickas, A. [40801] Brazil K001207746 Yes
Weir, J. [147] Brazil K001207744 Yes
Dusén, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001207743 Yes
Arbo, M.M. [3006] Brazil K001207739 Yes
Pereira, E.; Pabst, G. [8285] Brazil K001207740 Yes
Hassler, E. [5146] Paraguay Gomphrena pulcherrima K000583071 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hassler, E. [5176] Paraguay Gomphrena pulcherrima K000583072 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0