Oenothera brachycarpa

Oenothera brachycarpa

Oenothera brachycarpa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Onagraceae
Subfamilia: Onagroideae
Tribus: Onagreae
Genus: Oenothera
Sectio: O. sect. Megapterium
Species: Oenothera brachycarpa

Name

Oenothera brachycarpa A.Gray, 1852

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lavauxia brachycarpa (A.Gray) Britton in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 235 (1894)
  • Megapterium brachycarpum (A.Gray) Rydb. in Brittonia 1: 93 (1931)
  • Oenothera brachycarpa var. typica Munz in Amer. J. Bot. 17: 368 (1930), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Lavauxia graminifolia (H.Lév.) Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 8: 329 (1905)
  • Lavauxia wrightii (A.Gray) Small in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 183 (1896)
  • Megapterium brachycarpum var. wrightii (A.Gray) Moldenke in Phytologia 2: 139 (1946)
  • Oenothera australis (Wooton & Standl.) Tidestr. in I.Tidestrom & T.Kittell, Fl. Ariz. New Mex.: 277 (1941), nom. illeg.
  • Oenothera brachycarpa var. stenophylla H.Lév. in Monogr. Onothera: 42 (1902)
  • Oenothera brachycarpa var. wrightii (A.Gray) H.Lév. in Monogr. Onothera: 40 (1902)
  • Oenothera cespitosa var. australis (Wooton & Standl.) Munz in Amer. J. Bot. 18: 733 (1931)
  • Oenothera cespitosa subsp. australis (Wooton & Standl.) Munz in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl., ser. 2, 5: 101 (1965)
  • Oenothera graminifolia H.Lév. in Monogr. Onothera: 42 (1902)
  • Oenothera wrightii A.Gray in Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 57 (1853)
  • Pachylophus australis Wooton & Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 156 (1913)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Gray, A 1852. Plantæ Wrightianæ Texano–Neo-Mexicanaæ. Part I. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 3(5): 1–146. BHL Reference page. : 1:70

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. 
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Oenothera brachycarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Oenothera brachycarpa. Published online. Accessed: October 15 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Oenothera brachycarpa. 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 October 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Oenothera brachycarpa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 October 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Oenothera brachycarpa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: shortfruit evening primrose

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