Corbichonia

Corbichonia decumbens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Lophiocarpaceae
Genus:
Species: C. decumbens – C. exellii – C. rubriviolacea

Name

Corbichonia Scop. Introd. 264. (1777)

  • Type species: Corbichonia decumbens (Forssk.) Exell J. Bot. 73: 80. (1935)

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Axonotechium Fenzl in Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 1: 254 (1836)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Tropical & S. Africa to India
      • Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, India, Iran, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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

References

Primary references

  • Scopoli, I.A. 1777. Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistens genera lapidum, plantarum, et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. 540 pp. Apud Wolfgangum Gerle, Pragae [Prague]. BHL Reference page. : 264.

Additional references

  • Thulin, M., Moore, A.J., El-Seedi, H., Larsson, A., Christin, P.A. & Edwards, E.J. 2016. Phylogeny and generic delimitation in Molluginaceae, new pigment data in Caryophyllales, and the new family Corbichoniaceae. Taxon 65(4): 775–793. DOI: 10.12705/654.6 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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