Nyctaginia capitata

Nyctaginia capitata

Nyctaginia capitata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Nyctaginaceae
Tribus: Nyctagineae
Genus: Nyctaginia
Species: Nyctaginia capitata

Name

Nyctaginia capitata Choisy Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 429. (1849)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Boerhavia capitata (Choisy) Heimerl in Jahresber. Staats-Oberrealsch. Funfhaus Wien 23: 28 (1900)
• Heterotypic
  • Boerhavia aggregata Pav. ex Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 429 (1849)
  • Nyctaginia cockerellae A.Nelson in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 16: 29 (1903)
  • Nyctaginia ovata Choisy in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 12: 167 (1849)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Northern America' Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast Regional: Southern Central USA New Mexico, Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Choisy, J.D. 1849. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 13(2): 429.

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Nyctaginia capitata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Nyctaginia capitata. Published online. Accessed: August 04 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Nyctaginia capitata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Nyctaginia capitata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 August 2024.

Vernacular names

English: devil's bouquet

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