Heppiella

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Gesneriaceae
Subfamilia: Gesnerioideae
Tribus: Gesnerieae
Subtribus: Gloxiniinae
Genus: Heppiella
Species: H. repens – H. ulmifolia – H. verticillata – H. viscida
Name

Heppiella Regel, Gartenflora 2: 353. (1853)

Type species: Heppiella viscida (Lindl. ex Paxton) Fritsch, Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 4, Abt. 3b: 176. (1894) originally Heppiella atrosanguinea Regel (1853) nom. illeg. nom. superfl. vide Achimenes viscida Lindl. ex Paxton, Paxt. Fl. Gard. 2: 59. (1851)

Synonyms

Replaced synonym
Corysanthera Regel, Gartenflora 1: 40. (1852), nom. illeg. hom. = Corysanthera Wall. ex Endl., Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] 719 (1839) vide Rhynchotechum Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 14: 775. (1826)
Heterotypic
Cheirisanthera Hort. ex Regel, Gartenflora 2: 353. (1853)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental Southern America
Regional: Northern South America
Colombia, Venezuela
Regional: Western South America
Ecuador, Peru

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Regel, E.A. von 1853. Gartenflora 2: 353.

Additional references

Clark J.L., Skog L.E., Boggan J.K. & Ginzbarg, S. 2020. Index to names of New World members of the Gesneriaceae (subfamilies Sanangoideae and Gesnerioideae). Rheedea: Official Journal of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy 30(1): 190-256. DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.14 PDF Reference page.
Roalson, E.H., Boggan, J.K. & Skog, L.E. 2005. Reorganization of tribal and generic boundaries in the Gloxinieae (Gesneriaceae: Gesnerioideae) and the description of a new tribe in the Gesnerioideae, Sphaerorrhizeae. Selbyana 25(2): 225–238. JSTOR Paywall PDF. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Heppiella in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug. 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Heppiella. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 2 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Heppiella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Aug. 2020.
Hassler, M. 2021. Heppiella. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 06. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Heppiella. Accessed: 06 Sep 2021.

Vernacular names

Heppiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.[1]

Its native range is western South America to Venezuela. It is found in the countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name of Heppiella is in honour of Johann Adam Philipp Hepp (1797–1867), a German physician and lichenologist.[2] It was first described and published in Gartenflora Vol.2 on page 353 in 1853.[1]

Species, according to Kew:[1]

Heppiella repens Hanst.
Heppiella ulmifolia (Kunth) Hanst.
Heppiella verticillata (Cav.) Cuatrec.
Heppiella viscida (Lindl. & Paxton) Fritsch

References

"Heppiella Regel | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.