Columellia Explained

Columellia is a group of plant species in the Columelliaceae described as a genus in 1794.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Columellia is native to the Andes Mountains of western South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia).^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Species^[5]

1. Columellia lucida Danguy & Cherm. - Colombia, Ecuador, N Peru
2. Columellia oblonga Ruiz & Pav. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, W Bolivia
3. Columellia obovata Ruiz & Pav. - S Ecuador, Peru
4. Columellia subsessilis Schltr. - Bolivia
5. Columellia weberbaueri Schltr. - Peru

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/671335#page/36/mode/1up Ruiz LópezThe Columellia () Hipólito & Pavón, José Antonio. 1794. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus 3.
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/15193#page/9/mode/1up Ruiz López, Hipólito & Pavón, José Antonio. 1794. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus 3, plate 8, figure a.
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40012560 Tropicos, Columellia Ruiz & Pav.
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=201&taxon_id=107727 Arboles y Arbustos en los Andes del Ecuador, Cuasco blanco, Columellia Ruiz & Pavón
5. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=46362 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
6. Luteyn, J. L. 1999. Páramos, a checklist of plant diversity, geographical distribution, and botanical literature. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 84: viii–xv, 1–278
7. Jørgensen, P. M. & C. Ulloa Ulloa. 1994. Seed plants of the high Andes of Ecuador–A checklist. AAU Reports 34: 1–443.
8. Serrano, M. & J. Terán. 1998 [2000]. Identificación de Especies Vegetales en Chuquisaca -- Teoría, Práctica y Resultados 1–129. PLAFOR, Intercooperación, Fundación Ceibo, Sucre