Lophospermum

Lophospermum erubescens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Antirrhineae
Subtribus: Maurandyinae
Genus: Lophospermum
Species (7): L. breedlovei – L. chiapense – L. erubescens – L. purpurascens – L. purpusii – L. scandens – L. turneri

Name

Lophospermum D.Don ex R.Taylor, Philos. Mag. J. 67: 222. (1826}

• Type species: Lophospermum scandens D.Don, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 15: 353 (1827)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Lophospermum Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Azores, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Madeira, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, St.Helena, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Don, D., 1826 Philos. Mag. J. 67: 222

Additional references

• Taylor, R. 1826. Philosophical Magazine and Journal 67: 222. [See page 351.]
• Ghebrehiwet, M., Bremer, B. & Thulin, M. 2000. Phylogeny of the tribe Antirrhineae (Scrophulariaceae) based on morphological and ndhF sequence data. Plant Systematics and Evolution 220: 223–239. PDF. Accessed 6 November, 2022. (Provides evidence that Lophospermum and Rhodochiton are sister taxa and are not cogeneric.)
• Christenhusz, M.J.M. 2010. Nomenclatural corrections in Mesoamerican Plantaginaceae and a new species of Tetranema from Hondura. Phytotaxa 14: 56–60. PDF. Accessed 6 November 2022. (Provides evidence that Lophospermum and Rhodochiton are sister taxa and are not cogeneric.)
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996–2022. Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 22 November 2022. Online. (Shows Lophospermum and Rhodochiton as separate genera.)
• Elisens, W.J. 1985. Monograph of the Maurandyinae (Scrophulariaceae-Antirrhineae). Systematic Botany Monographs 5: 66. (Shows Lophospermum and Rhodochiton as cogeneric.)
• Sutton, D.A. 1988. A revision of the tribe Antirrhineae 497. (Shows Lophospermum and Rhodochiton as cogeneric.)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Lophospermum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Lophospermum. Published online. Accessed: July 07 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Lophospermum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 July 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Creeping Gloxinia

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