Gunnera insignis (Oerst.) Oerst.
First published in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1857: 189 (1857)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nicaragua to Panama. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Pankea insignis Oerst. in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1857: 192 (1857)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Gunnera insignis f. albovariegata L.D.Gómez in Phytologia 53: 100 (1983)
- Gunnera wendlandii Reinke ex Schindl. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 225: 127 (1905)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
- Mora-Osejo, L.E., Pabón-Mora, N. & González, F. (2011). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 109: 1-166.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Mora-Osejo, L.E., Pabón-Mora, N. & González, F. (2011). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 109: 1-166.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0