Eranthemum

Eranthemum roseum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Ruellieae
Subtribus: Erantheminae
Genus: Eranthemum
Species: E. austrosinense – E. burmanicum – E. capense – E. ciliatum – E. erythrochilum – E. griffithii – E. macrophyllum – E. microstachys – E. obovatum – E. pubescens – E. pulchellum – E. purpurascens – E. roseum – E. splendens – E. strictum – E. subffruticosum – E. sumatranum – E. tetragonum – E. tubiflorum – E. viscidum – E. wardii – E. wattii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eranthemum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 18. Reference page.

Name

Eranthemum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 9 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 9 (1754).

• Type species: Eranthemum capense L. (by monotypy)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pigafetta Adanson, Fam. 2: 223 (1763), nom. rej.
• Heterotypic
  • Citharella Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 2 (1790), nom. nud.
  • Upudalia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 66 (1838).
    • Type: Upudalia pulchella (Andrews) Raf. (= Eranthemum pulchellum Andrews)
  • Daedalacanthus T.Anderson in G.H.K.Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 229 (1860).
    • Type: Daedalacanthus montanus (Roxb.) T.Anderson (= Eranthemum montanum Roxb.)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands (introduced), Sumatera. Regional: Papuasia Solomon Islands (introduced). Continental: Pacific (introduced) Regional: Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia. Regional: Northwestern Pacific Marianas. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Central America El Salvador. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America Suriname. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 9. Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 9. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Eranthemum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Sep 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Eranthemum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Sep 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eranthemum. Accessed: 2024 23 Sep.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Eranthemum. Published online. Accessed: 23 Sep 2024. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Eranthemum. Accessed: 23 Sep 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eranthemum.
• Eranthemum – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Eranthemum in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2022 Nov 18.

Vernacular names

suomi: Korukävyt

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