Aequatorium is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family. It was described as a genus in 1978.[1][2] It is a member of the tribe Senecioneae and native to South America.[3]
| Aequatorium | |
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| Aequatorium jamesonii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Aequatorium B. Nord. |
Species edit
As of July 2020[update], Plants of the World online has 13 accepted species:[4][5]
- Aequatorium albiflorum (Wedd.) Cuatrec. & S.Díaz - Colombia
- Aequatorium asterotrichum B.Nord. - Ecuador
- Aequatorium caucanum S.Díaz & Cuatrec.
- Aequatorium jamesonii S.F.Blake - Ecuador
- Aequatorium latibracteolatum S.Díaz & Cuatrec - Colombia
- Aequatorium lepidotum B.Nord. - Ecuador
- Aequatorium palealbum S.Díaz & A.Correa - Colombia
- Aequatorium pascoensis H. Beltran & H. Robinson. - Peru
- Aequatorium polygonoides (Cuatrec.) B.Nord. - Colombia
- Aequatorium repandiforme B.Nord. - Ecuador
- Aequatorium sinuatifolium S.Díaz & Cuatrec - Colombia
- Aequatorium tatamanum S.Díaz & A.Correa - Colombia
- Aequatorium venezuelanum V.M.Badillo - Venezuela
- Aequatorium verrucosum (Wedd.) S.Díaz & Cuatrec. - Colombia
Selected synonyms include:
- Aequatorium carpishense (Cuatrec.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec. — synonym of Nordenstamia carpishensis (Cuatrec.) B.Nord.
- Aequatorium cajamarcense H.Rob. & Cuatrec. — synonym of Nordenstamia cajamarcensis (H.Rob. & Cuatrec.) B.Nord.
- Aequatorium juninense H.Rob. & Cuatrec. — synonym of Nordenstamia juninensis (H.Rob. & Cuatrec.) B.Nord.
- Aequatorium limonense B.Nord. — synonym of Nordenstamia limonensis (B.Nord.) B.Nord.
- Aequatorium repandum (Wedd.) C.Jeffrey — synonym of Nordenstamia repanda (Wedd.) Lundin
- Aequatorium rimachianum (Cuatrec.) H.Rob. & Cuatrec. — synonym of Nordenstamia rimachiana (Cuatrec.) B.Nord.
- Aequatorium stellatopilosum (Greenm. & Cuatrec.) C. Jeffrey — synonym of Nordenstamia stellatopilosa (Cuatrec. & Cuatrec.) B.Nord.
- Aequatorium tovarii H. Rob. & Cuatrec. — synonym of Nordenstamia tovarii (H.Rob. & Cuatrec.) B.Nord.
- Aequatorium tuestae (Cuatrec.) H. Rob. & Cuatrec. — synonym of Nordenstamia tuestae (Cuatrec.) B.Nord.
See Nordenstamia for more species
References edit
- ^ Nordenstam, Rune Bertil. 1978. Opera Botanica 44: 59
- ^ Tropicos, Aequatorium B. Nord.
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1996-09-17). "Genus: Aequatorium B. Nord". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 14 July 2020
- ^ The Plant List, search for Aequatorium
External links edit
- Nee, Michael. "SPECIES: Aequatorium sp". Flora of Amboró National Park. The New York Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
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