Escallonia megapotamica Spreng.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 94 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Uruguay

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2019). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(2): 1-444. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2019). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(2): 1-444. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
King, Capt [s.n.] K000470633 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sello [s.n.] Brazil K000470632 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Escallonia megapotamica var. spiraeifolia K000470623 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1966 King; Anderson, R. [174] Escallonia megapotamica var. spiraeifolia K000470626 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Tweedie [89] Brazil Escallonia megapotamica var. spiraeifolia K000470630 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Sello [s.n.] Brazil Escallonia megapotamica var. spiraeifolia K000470628 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Escallonia megapotamica var. spiraeifolia K000470624 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Escallonia megapotamica var. spiraeifolia K000470627 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1966 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil Escallonia megapotamica var. spiraeifolia K000470625 Type Yes
Freire-Fierro, A.; García, M.; Livshultz, T.; Cameron, K. [3407] Uruguay Escallonia megapotamica var. spiraeifolia K001930034 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Escallonia megapotamica var. spiraeifolia K000470631 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chamisso [s.n.] Brazil Escallonia megapotamica var. spiraeifolia K000470629 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0