Acleisanthes

Acleisanthes longiflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Nyctaginaceae
Tribus: Nyctagineae
Genus: Acleisanthes
Species: A. acutifolia – A. angustifolia – A. anisophylla – A. chenopodioides – A. crassifolia – A. diffusa – A. lanceolata – A. longiflora – A. nana – A. nevadensis – A. obtusa – A. palmeri – A. parvifolia – A. purpusiana – A. somalensis – A. undulata – A. wrightii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Acleisanthes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 30. Reference page.

Name

Acleisanthes A.Gray Amer. J. Sci. Arts ser. 2, 15: 259. (1853)

• Type species: Acleisanthes crassifolia A.Gray Amer. J. Sci. Arts ser. 2, 15: 260. (1853)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ammocodon Standl. in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 6: 631 (1916)
  • Pentacrophys A.Gray in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 15: 261 (1853)
  • Selinocarpus A.Gray in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 15: 262 (1853)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah Regional: Southwestern USA California Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest Continental:Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Somalia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, A. 1853. American Journal of Science and Arts, Second Series 15(44): 259–261.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 
• Hernández-Ledesma, P., Olvera, H.F. & Ochoterena, H. 2010. Cladistic Analysis and Taxonomic Synopsis of Anulocaulis (Nyctaginaceae) Based on Morphological Data. Systematic Botany 35(4): 858-876. DOI: 10.1600/036364410X539916 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Acleisanthes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Acleisanthes. Published online. Accessed: 12 May 2017.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Acleisanthes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 May 2017.
• Hassler, M. 2017. Acleisanthes. 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. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 May 12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Trumpets

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