Rhinotropis

Rhinotropis cornuta var. fishiae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Rhinotropis

Overview of species

Accepted species

R. acanthoclada – R. californica – R. cornuta – R. desertorum – R. heterorhyncha – R. intermontana – R. lindheimeri – R. madrensis – R. maravillasensis – R. minutifolia – R. nitida – R. nudata – R. parryi – R. purpusii – R. rimulicola – R. rusbyi – R. subspinosa

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Rhinotropis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 05. Reference page.

Name

Rhinotropis (S.F.Blake) J.R.Abbott, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5(1): 134. 2011.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Polygala sect. Rhinotropis S.F. Blake, Contr. Gray Herb. 47: 70. 1916.
    • Type species: Polygala lindheimeri A.Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(2): 150. 1850. = Rhinotropis lindheimeri (A.Gray) J.R.Abbott, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5(1): 135. (2011)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southern Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah Regionalː Southwestern USA California, Oregon Regionalː Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Abbott, J.R. 2011. Notes on the disintegration of Polygala (Polygalaceae) with four new genera for the flora of North America. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 5(1): 125–137. page/50442687 BHL JSTOR Reference page.  134

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Rhinotropis.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Rhinotropis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr. 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Rhinotropis. 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 March 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Rhinotropis. Published online. Accessed: 02 March 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 100373742. 02. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: March 2019 100373742. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhinotropis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-03-02. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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