Patellifolia procumbens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Betoideae
Tribus: Hablitzieae
Genus: Patellifolia
Species: Patellifolia procumbens

  • formerly often included in Beta (still in Hassler 2018). Deep genetic differentiation revealed by Kadereit et al. (2006) and Romeiras et al. (2016).
  • Thulin et al. (2010) proposed to treat all members of Patellifolia as a single variable species, Patellifolia procumbens (sensu lato). This is followed by The Plant List and Euro+Med Plantbase.
  • Romeiras et al. (2016) give reasons for 3 distinct species.

Name

Patellifolia procumbens (C.Sm.) A.J.Scott, Ford-Lloyd & J.T. Williams, Taxon 26(2-3): 284. (1977)

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Beta procumbens C.Sm., Suppl. Hort. Bot. Hafn. 31. (1819)
      • Type locality: Spain, Canary Islands.
      • Holotype: Christen Smith #s.n. C .
  • Heterotypic
    • Beta hastata Desf., Tabl. Écol. Bot., ed. 3: 389. (1829)
      • Holotype: "Ex Herb. Desfontaines", Herb. Webbianum #155905. FI-W.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Canary Isl., Cape Verde, Madeira

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Romeiras, M.M., Vieira, A., Silva, D.N., Moura, M., Santos-Guerra, A., Batista, D., Duarte, M.C., & Paulo, O.S. 2016. Evolutionary and Biogeographic Insights on the Macaronesian Beta-Patellifolia Species (Amaranthaceae) from a Time-Scaled Molecular Phylogeny. PLoS One. 2016; 11(3): e0152456. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152456 Reference page. 
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