Crocanthemum chihuahuense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Cistaceae
Genus: Crocanthemum
Species: Crocanthemum chihuahuense

Name

Crocanthemum chihuahuense (S.Watson) J.F.Morales, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 138: 485 (2020).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Helianthemum chihuahuense S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 23: 268 (1888).
    • Typus: On pine plains at the base of the Sierra Madre, Chihuahua, 9 Oct. 1887, C.G. Pringle 1187 (Holotype: GH, isotypes: AC 00319688, CAS 0002940, F 0054146F, K 000651097, MEL 2473476, 2473477, MEXU 00020675, MIN 1001336, MO-157334, NDG 31676, NY 00094954, 00094955, PH 00013809, RSA 0002404, US 01100669, 01117566, 00114432, VT 024549)
• Homotypic
  • Halimium chihuahuense (S.Watson) Grosser in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 193: 45 (1903).
• Heterotypic
  • Cistus ciliaris Moc. ex Grosser in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 193: 45 (1903), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas), Mexico Northwest (Sinaloa, Sonora), Mexico Southwest (Jalisco, Nayarit). Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Morales, J.F. 2020. Cistaceae. Pp. 484–486 in Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) , Manual de plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. IV(2), Dicotiledóneas (Balanophoraceae – Clethraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 138: 1–524. ISBN 978-1-935641-24-7 . Reference page. 
• Watson, S. 1888. Contributions to American Botany. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 23: 249–288. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Daoud, H.S. & Wilbur, R.L. 1965. A revision of the North American species of Helianthemum (Cistaceae). Rhodora 67(769): 63–82 JSTOR BHL, (770): 201–216 JSTOR BHL, (771): 255–312. JSTOR BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Crocanthemum chihuahuense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 25. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Crocanthemum chihuahuense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Crocanthemum chihuahuense. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocanthemum chihuahuense. Accessed: 25 Dec 2025. Reference page.