Facchinia

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Facchinia

Facchinia Rchb., Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch Syn. Red.: 63. 1841 sec. Hernández-Ledesma & al. 2015 [Type designated by Löve & Löve (Preslia 46: 127. 1974), indicated as “S. aretioides Hoppe”, that is S. quadrifaria Hoppe mixed up with its synonym Arenaria aretioides Sommer. [= Facchinia cherlerioides subsp. aretioides (Port. ex J.Gay) Dillenb. & Kadereit].A]. 1
  • 1. Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., von Mering, S., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler, R., Ocampo, G. & Ochoterena, H. 2015: A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. – Willdenowia 45(3): 281-383. http://doi.org/10.3372/wi.45.45301, 2. Swart, J. J. 1961: ING card 13200

Notes

Five species found in high mountains of Europe. Dillenberger & Kadereit (2015) found Facchinia to be both distant from Minuartia s.str. and a sister to the clade containing Sagina and Colobanthus.B

Bibliography

A. Rabeler, R. K.: Caryophyllaceae checklist. - published online at caryophylalles.org
B. Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., von Mering, S., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler, R., Ocampo, G. & Ochoterena, H. 2015: A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. – Willdenowia 45(3): 281-383. http://doi.org/10.3372/wi.45.45301