Amaranthaceae
Gomphrena

Gomphrena prostrata Mart.

First published in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Bras. 2: 5 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Introduced into:

Vanuatu

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Ramos Senna, L., Giulietti, A.M. & Rapini, A. (2010). Flora da Bahia: Amaranthaceae - Amaranthoideae e Gomphrenoideae. Sitientibus Sérrie Ciências Biológicas 10: 3-73.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Ramos Senna, L., Giulietti, A.M. & Rapini, A. (2010). Flora da Bahia: Amaranthaceae - Amaranthoideae e Gomphrenoideae. Sitientibus Sérrie Ciências Biológicas 10: 3-73.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1988 Gardner [2297] Brazil K000583093 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Mello-Silva, R.; Cavalcanti, T.B.; Zappi, D.C.; Pirani, J.R. [8548] Brazil K001209220 Yes
Harley, R.M. [s.n.] Brazil K001209224 Yes
Queiroz, L.P. [4397] Brazil K001209226 Yes
Harley, R.M. [s.n.] Brazil K001209222 Yes
Harley, R.M. [26695] Brazil K001209219 Yes
Stannard, B.; Ganev, W.; Queiroz, R.F. [s.n.] Brazil K001209223 Yes
Harley, R.M. [50401] Brazil K001209221 Yes
Ganev, W. [2243] Brazil K001209225 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