Spermolepis

Spermolepis hawaiiensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Apioideae
Tribus: Selineae
Genus: Spermolepis
Species: S. castellanosi – S. divaricata – S. echinata – S. gigantea – S. hawaiiensis – S. inermis – S. infernensis – S. laevis – S. lateriflora – S. organensis

Name

Spermolepis Raf., Neogenyton 2. (1825)

• Type species: Spermolepis divaricata (Walter) Raf. Bull. Bot., Geneva 1(8): 217. (1830)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Leptocaulis Nutt. ex DC., Coll. Mém. 39, plate 10. (1829)
  • Babiron Raf., New Fl. 4: 23. (1838)
  • Lepisperma Raf., Act. Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 6: 268. (1834)

References

• Rafinesque, C.S. 1825. Neogenyton, or Indication of Sixty-Six New Genera of Plants of North America. By C. S. Rafinesque. 2.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Spermolepis. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sept. 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Spermolepis. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 2 2018.
• Nesom, G.L. 2012. Taxonomy of Apiastrum, Ammoselinum, and Spermolepis (Apiaceae). Phytoneuron 2012-87: 1–49. PDF. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Spermolepis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 May 2014.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Spermolepis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Scaleseed

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