Group: Dicot Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, lower, E, 77

Authors:

Weddell, Hugh (Hugo) Algernon

Published In: Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 3, 13: 256. 1849. (Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3,)
Nomenclature Reason: nom. illeg. superfl.

Type-Protologue

Locality: Nascitur in rupibus montium altiorum Boliviae

Collector and Number: Weddell s.n.

Distribution: Bolivia

Institution(s): " et S., Herb. Mus. Par."

Note: Protologue cites separate locality for the specific name and the variety, but it is unclear which names the cited collection numbers of Weddell 4325 and 4419 belong to.

Type Specimens

• HT: Hugh A. Weddell - 4419 - P. Weddell 4419; Rochers sur la rive orietale du lac de Titica (P)

  • Type discussion:  Brandbyge, J.S. 1992. The genus Muehlenbeckia (Polygonaceae) in South and Central America. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 114(3): 390.
• T: Meyen s.n.; no date; Peru

Nomenclaturally Correct Name:

Polygonum fruticulosum Walp. 

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Caryophyllanae Takht.
• order:  !Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
• family:  !!Polygonaceae Juss.
• genus:  !!Muehlenbeckia Meisn.

Other names for this basionym:

*Polygonum rupestre (Wedd.) Kuntze

Projects: Bolivia , Mesoamericana , Peru

Keywords: BOL, CEC, FIELD