Cathcartia

Cathcartia chelidoniifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Papaveraceae
Subfamilia: Papaveroideae
Tribus: Papavereae
Genus: Cathcartia
Sectiones: C. sect. Cathcartia – C. sect. Chelidoniifoliae
Speciesː C. chelidoniifolia – C. oliveriana – C. smithiana – C. villosa

Name

• Cathcartia Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 77: t. 4596. 1851.
  • Type species: Cathcartia villosa Hook.f.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cumminsia King ex Prain in Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 20: 369 (1906), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast Regional: Central Asia East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet Regional: Southeastern Asia Myanmar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. (1851) Bot. Mag. 77: t. 4596.

Additional references

• Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.) 2008. Flora of China. Volume 7: Menispermaceae through Capparaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-930723-81-8. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cathcartia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 February 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cathcartia. Published online. Accessed: February 16 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cathcartia. Accessed: 16 February 2025.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Cathcartia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 February 2025.