Mimophytum chiangii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Boraginales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Cynoglossoideae
Tribus: Omphalodeae
Genus: Mimophytum
Species: Mimophytum chiangii

Name

Mimophytum chiangii (L.C.Higgins) R.R.Mill ex Holstein & Weigend, Phytotaxa 288(2): 141 (2016)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Omphalodes chiangii L.C.Higgins, Phytologia 33(6): 412 (1976)
    • Typus: M.C. Johnston, T.L. Wendt, F. Chiang C. & D.H. Riskind 11975b (in flower and fruit, 31 July 1973; Holotypus: TEX [​TEX00208103^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypus: WTS).
    • Type locality: Mexico, Coahuila: Sierra del Jardin, Cañon de Centinela, S and SW of Pico de Centinela, steep canyon through mtns of igneous rock, mostly intrusive basics, gravelly, grussy, and sandy soils, chaparrales, and higher on N slopes, 1600–2225 m, Quercus spp., Pinus spp., Pseudotsuga, Ceanothus, Cercocarpus.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast (Coahuila). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Holstein, N., Chacón, J., Otero, A., Jiménez-Mejías, P. & Weigend, M. 2016. Towards a monophyletic Omphalodes—or an expansion of North American Mimophytum. Phytotaxa 288(2): 131–144. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.288.2.3 . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Higgins, L.C. 1976. Two new species from the Chihuahuan desert. Phytologia 33(6): 411–413. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Mimophytum chiangii. Accessed: 2024 September 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Mimophytum chiangii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Mimophytum chiangii. Published online. Accessed: 1 September 2024. Reference page.