Downingia

Downingia bicornuta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids II Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Campanulaceae
Subfamilia: Lobelioideae
Genus: Downingia
Species: D. bacigalupii – D. bella – D. bicornuta – D. concolor – D. cuspidata – D. elegans – D. insignis – D. laeta – D. montana – D. ornatissima – D. pulchella – D. pusilla – D. yina

Name

• Downingia Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Parke, Bot. 4(5): 116 (1857), nom. cons.
• Type species:  Downingia elegans (Douglas ex Lindl.) Torr., United States Exploring Expedition 17(2): 375. (1874) ex. Clintonia elegans Douglas ex Lindl. (1829)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Clintonia Douglas ex Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1241 (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Bolelia Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 120 (1832)
  • Gynampsis Raf., Herb. Raf.: 48, 52 (1833), nom. superfl.
  • Wittea Kunth, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1848: 32 (1850)

References

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Downingia and its species list in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 09-Oct-10.
• Govaerts, R. & al. 2012. Downingia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 June 26.
• Tropicos.org: 2012. Downingia Published on internet. Accessed: 2012 June 26.
• International Plant Names Index: 2012. Downingia . Published on the Internet. Accessed June 26 2012

Vernacular names

English: Calicoflowers
русский: Доунингия

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