Biology:Carlowrightia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Carlowrightia
Carlowrightia arizonica.jpg
Carlowrightia arizonica
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Carlowrightia
A.Gray (1878)
Synonyms
  • Cardiacanthus Nees & S.Schauer (1847), nom. rej.
  • Croftia Small (1903), illegitimate homonym, not King & Prain 1896

Carlowrightia is a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as wrightworts,[1] are mainly small shrubs bearing inflorescences of lily-like flowers. They are native to the Americas, ranging from the southwestern United States through Mexico and Central America, and in Ecuador.[2] Many species are native to western North America. The genus was named for the American botanist Charles Wright.

Species

27 species are accepted.[2]

  • Carlowrightia albiflora T.F.Daniel
  • Carlowrightia arizonica A.Gray – Arizona wrightwort
  • Carlowrightia ecuadoriana T.F.Daniel & Wassh.
  • Carlowrightia fuertensis T.F.Daniel
  • Carlowrightia hapalocarpa B.L.Rob. & Greenm.
  • Carlowrightia henricksonii T.F.Daniel
  • Carlowrightia hintonii T.F.Daniel
  • Carlowrightia huicholiana T.F.Daniel
  • Carlowrightia lesueurii Henrard & T.F.Daniel
  • Carlowrightia lindauiana Standl.
  • Carlowrightia linearifolia (Torr.) A.Gray – Heath wrightwort
  • Carlowrightia mcvaughii T.F.Daniel
  • Carlowrightia mexicana Henrickson & Daniel – Mexican wrightwort
  • Carlowrightia myriantha (Standl.) Standl.
  • Carlowrightia neesiana (Schauer) T.F.Daniel
  • Carlowrightia ovata A.Gray
  • Carlowrightia parviflora (Buckl.) Wassh. – Smallflower wrightwort
  • Carlowrightia parvifolia Brandeg. – Littleleaf wrightwort
  • Carlowrightia pectinata Brandegee
  • Carlowrightia pringlei B.L.Rob. & Greenm.
  • Carlowrightia purpurea T.F.Daniel
  • Carlowrightia serpyllifolia A.Gray – Trans Pecos wrightwort
  • Carlowrightia texana Henrickson & Daniel – Texas wrightwort
  • Carlowrightia torreyana Wassh. – Torrey's wrightwort[1][3]
  • Carlowrightia trichocarpa T.F.Daniel
  • Carlowrightia venturae T.F.Daniel
  • Carlowrightia yucatanensis T.F.Daniel

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2397921 entry