Loeselia
| Loeselia | |
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| Loeselia mexicana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Subfamily: | Polemonioideae |
| Tribe: | Loeselieae |
| Genus: | Loeselia L.[1] |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Loeselia is a genus of flowering plants in the phlox family Polemoniaceae, native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, Columbia and Venezuela. A number of species are found only in the Balsas Depression of southwestern Mexico.[3] It was named for German botanist Johannes Loesel by Linnaeus in 1753.[4]
Species
[edit]Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Loeselia amplectens Benth.
- Loeselia campechiana C.Gut.Báez & Duno
- Loeselia ciliata L.
- Loeselia coerulea (Cav.) G.Don
- Loeselia cordifolia Hemsl. & Rose
- Loeselia glandulosa (Cav.) G.Don
- Loeselia grandiflora Standl.
- Loeselia greggii S.Watson
- Loeselia hintoniorum B.L.Turner
- Loeselia mexicana (Lam.) Brand
- Loeselia pumila (M.Martens & Galeotti) Walp.
- Loeselia purpusii Brandegee
- Loeselia rupestris Benth.
- Loeselia rzedowskii McVaugh
- Loeselia spectabilis J.M.Porter & V.W.Steinm.
- Loeselia tancitaroensis J.M.Porter & V.W.Steinm.
References
[edit]- ^ Sp. Pl.: 628 (1753)
- ^ a b "Loeselia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Porter, J. Mark; Steinmann, Victor W. (2009). "Two New Loeselia (Polemoniaceae) Species from Michoacán, Mexico". Systematic Botany. 34 (4): 730–736. doi:10.1600/036364409790139628. S2CID 85899542.
- ^ Stafleu, Frans A.; Cowan, Richard S. (1976). Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. p. 157. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.48631.