Verbenaceae
Casselia

Casselia chamaedryfolia Cham.

First published in Linnaea 7: 365 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to Brazil and Paraguay. It is a tuberous perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gonçales Salimenas, F.R. & al. (2016). Flora dos estados de Goiás e Tocantins 47: 1-157. Universidade Federal de Goiás.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • O'Leary, N. & Múlgura, M.E. (2010). A taxonomic revision of Casselia (Verbenaceae), a genus endemic to the South american cerrado and Mata Atlántica biogeographic provinces. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 137: 166-179.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gonçales Salimenas, F.R. & al. (2016). Flora dos estados de Goiás e Tocantins 47: 1-157. Universidade Federal de Goiás.
  • O'Leary, N. & Múlgura, M.E. (2010). A taxonomic revision of Casselia (Verbenaceae), a genus endemic to the South american cerrado and Mata Atlántica biogeographic provinces. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 137: 166-179.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 2, 2023 Silva, M.A.; Cardoso, E.; Sevilha, A.C.; Oliveira, F.C.A.; Fonseca, M.L. [4565] Brazil K000944214 Yes
Pohl [143/442] Brazil K000944219 Yes
Pohl, J.E. [143 (442)] Brazil K000487067 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brazil K000487066 Unknown Type Material Yes
St Hilaire, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000487065 Unknown Type Material Yes
Martii [1025] Brazil Casselia mansoi K000487058 Isotype Yes
Souza, V.C.; Capellari, L., Jr; Souza, J.P.; Mazine, F.F. [21330] Brazil Casselia veronicifolia K000944213 Yes
Burchell [8120/2] Brazil Casselia veronicifolia K000944215 Yes
Burchell [8096] Casselia veronicifolia K000945330 Yes
Hassler, E. [7889] Paraguay Casselia hassleri K000487060 Type Yes
Hassler, E. [7637] Paraguay Casselia hymenocalyx K000487059 Isotype 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