Oryctes (Solanaceae)

Oryctes nevadensis (fig. 5-10, left side)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Solanoideae
Tribus: Physaleae
Subtribus: Physalidinae
Genus: Oryctes
Species: O. nevadensis

Name

Oryctes S.Watson, Botany [Fortieth Parallel] 274 (t. 28). 1871

• Type species: Oryctes nevadensis S.Watson

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southwestern U.S.A. California, Nevada References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Watson, S. 1871. Botany. In: United States Geological Expolration of the Fortieth Parallel [sic!]. Vol. 5. liii + 525 pp. Washington, DC BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Oryctes. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Oryctes. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 12 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Oryctes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Oryctes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Mar. 2019.

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