Cercis canadensis var. texensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Cercideae
Subtribus: Cercidinae
Genus: Cercis
Species: Cercis canadensis
Varietas: Cercis canadensis var. texensis

Name

Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S.Watson) M.Hopkins, 1942.

• Type-protologue: USA: Texas. Lindheimer 377. ?.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cercis occidentalis var. texensis S.Watson, Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 258: 209. 1878.

• Homotypic
  • Cercis canadensis subsp. texensis (S.Watson) A.E.Murray, Kalmia 12: 19. 1982.
  • Cercis texensis (S.Watson) Sarg., Gard. & Forest 4: 448. 1891.

• Heterotypic
  • Cercis nitida Greene, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 110. 1912.
  • Cercis reniformis Engelm. ex A.Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(2): 177. 1850, nom. inval.

References

• Hopkins, M. 1942. Rhodora 44(522): 203-204 [1].
• Isely, D. 1975. Leguminosae of the United States: II. Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(2): 1–228.
• Tropicos.org 2011. Cercis canadensis var. texensis: Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on internet. Accessed: 2011 Jan 25.

Vernacular names

English: Western redbud

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