Tripterocalyx crux-maltae

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:Tripterocalyx
Species: Tripterocalyx crux-maltae

Name

Tripterocalyx crux-maltae (Kellogg) Standl., Contr. US. Natl. Herb. 12: 328 (1909)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Abronia crux-maltae Kellogg, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 71, fig. 16 (1863)
    • Types:
      • Holotype: A.A. Veatch s.n. (?CAS [destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco fire, if existed]).
      • Neotype: A. Tiehm 15520 (19 May 2008; CAS [​CAS0005974 (1097118)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, designated in Spellenberg 2010: 208]; ⧼Isoneotypes⧽: ARIZ, ASC [​ASC00090516^{(CMH, GBIF)}], B, BRIT [​BRIT24443^{(CMH, GBIF, JSTOR)}], BRY [​BRYV0000020 (603070)^{(CMH, GBIF)}], C [​C10015991 (NHMD1691527)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], COLO, G [​G00383914 (283465/1)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], GH 00359335^{(CCH2, CMH, GBIF)}, ID [​ID157803 (170591)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [​K000543825^(GBIF)], LE, NMC, MEXU [​PVT1393795^(JSTOR)], MO-2195519 (6170664)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, MONTU, MT [MT00252755^(GBIF)], NY [​NY01185890^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], OSC [​OSC0001533 (OSC220201)^{(CCH2, JSTOR)}], P [​P00689843^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], RENO [​RENO021902^{(CCH2, GBIF, JSTOR)}], RM, RSA [​RSA0010407 (796186)^{(CMH, GBIF)}], TEX [TEX00208779^(JSTOR)], UC, UNLV 60080^{(CCH2, CMH)}, UNM [​UNM0119090^(GBIF)], US [​US01049620 (3555872)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, see Note below], UT [​UT0032001 (126858)^(GBIF)], UTC [​UTC00250027^{(CMH, GBIF)}], WTU-V-000217 (370791; 174697)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, Z-000063002^(GBIF)).
        • Note: Note on US data states "[a]pparently a superfluous and illegitimate neotypification, as illustration in protologue (f. 16) should be the type."
    • Type locality:
      • Holotype: Carson Valley, Washoe, [Nevada, United States].
      • Neotype: "0.2 road mi N of highway 50 on Centennial Drive then NE 0.1 mi along a pole line road," Eagle Valley, Ormsey County, Nevada, United States; T15N, R20E, S2.; 39°11’45.7”N, 119°41'46.4"W (WGS-1984)

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

• Standley, P.C. 1909. The Alioniaceae of the United States with notes on Mexican species. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 12(8): 303–389. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Curran, M.K. 1885. List of the Plants described in California, principally in the Proc. of the Cal. Acad. of Sciences, by Albert Kellogg, Dr. H. H. Behr, and Mr. H. N. Bolander; with an attempt at their identification. Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 1: 128–151. BHL. Reference page.  [see page 146]
• Galloway, L.A. 1975[1976]. Systematics of the North American desert species of Abronia and Tripterocalyx (Nyctaginaceae). Brittonia 27(4): 328–347. DOI: 10.2307/2805512 (via Wikipedia Library ). JSTOR . Reference page.  [see page 335: 'No type cited, but the locality is given as "Carson Valley, Washoe Co., Nevada."']
• Spellenberg, R. 2010. A new varietal combination, typification, and nomenclatural comments in the Nyctaginaceae for the Intermountain flora. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 4(1): 207–211. JSTOR . BHL. Reference page. 
• Tiehm, A. 1996. Nevada vascular plant types and their collectors. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 77: 1–104. ISBN 0893274011 Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page.  [see page 88: '[type not extant]']

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Tripterocalyx crux-maltae. Accessed: 2024 September 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Tripterocalyx crux-maltae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Tripterocalyx crux-maltae. Published online. Accessed: 2 September 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Tripterocalyx crux-maltae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 September 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tripterocalyx crux-maltae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Lassen Sand Verbena