Gymnospora

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Gymnospora
Name

Gymnospora (Chodat) J.F.B.Pastore, Novon 22(3): 305. 2013.
Synonymy

Basionym
Polygala sect. Gymnospora Chodat, Arch. Sci. Phys. Nat., pér. 3, 25(6): 698(697–699). 1891. – Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2,2): (2–)3, 87. 1893.
Type species: Polygala violoides A.St.-Hil. & Moq., Ann. Soc. Sci. Orléans 9: 55. 1828. – Lectotype designated by Paiva (1998), p. 147.

Homotypic
Polygala subg. Gymnospora (Chodat) Paiva, Fontqueria 50: 147. 1998.

Overview of species
Accepted species

G. blanchetii – G. violoides
Source(s) of checklist:
List based on accepted species according to Pastore & Moraes (2013).
References
Primary references

Paiva, J.A.R. 1998. Polygalarum africanarum et madagascariensium prodromus atque gerontogaei generis Heterosamara Kuntze, a genere Polygala L. segregati et a nobis denuo recepti, synopsis monographica. Fontqueria 50: I–VI, 1–346. PDF Reference page.
Pastore, J.F.B. & Moraes, P.L.R. de. 2013. Generic status and lectotypifications for Gymnospora (Polygalaceae). Novon 22(3): 304–306. DOI: 10.3417/2010113 BHL JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Gymnospora. Published online. Accessed: 02 March 2019.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Gymnospora.
Hassler, M. 2019. Gymnospora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 02. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2019. Gymnospora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 March 2019.
Gymnospora in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 08 August 2017.

Gymnospora is a genus of plants in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) which is endemic to Brazil.[1] It was first described as a subgenus of Polygala by Robert Chodat in 1891.[3] It was separated into its own genera in 2013.[2] Their flowers are 6 to 10 millimetres (0.24 to 0.39 in) long and its pedicels are 2 to 8 millimetres (0.079 to 0.315 in) long.[4]
Species

As of August 2020, there are 2 accepted species:[1]

Gymnospora blanchetti (Chodat) J.F.B. Pastore
Gymnospora violoides (A.St.-Hil. & Moq.) J.F.B. Pastore

References

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. "Gymnospora (Chodat) J.F.B.Pastore". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
Harvard University; Royal Botanic Gardens Kew; Australian National Herbarium. "Gymnospora (Chodat) J.F.B.Pastore". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew; Harvard University; Australian National Herbarium. "Polygala sect. Gymnospora Chodat". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
Pastore, José Floriano Barêa; de Moraes, Pedro Luís Rodrigues (24 May 2013). "Generic Status and Lectotypifications for Gymnospora (Polygalaceae)". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. Missouri Botanical Garden. 22 (3): 304–306. doi:10.3417/2010113. S2CID 85269764.