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398.0000 Family Nyctaginaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 90 (1789), nom. cons.
32 genera, ca. 440 spp. Phylogeny: Douglas & Spellenberg (2010)
Species listed in database: 462; hybrids: 3
= Allioniaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 68 (1834)
= Bougainvilleaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 364 (1858)
= Mirabilidaceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024), nom. illeg.
= Mirabilidaceae W.R.B.Oliv.; Trans. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 66: 294 (1936)
= Pisoniaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 363 (1858)
398.0601 Genus Acleisanthes A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 15: 259 (1853)
Distribution: SW-USA from California to Texas, Mexico
Species listed in database: 16
= Pentacrophys A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 15: 261 (1853)
= Selinocarpus A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 15: 262 (1853)
= Ammocodon Standl.; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 6: 631 (1916)
species :
Acleisanthes acutifolia Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 370 (1909)
Name: Needletip trumpets
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas)
77 USA 79 MEX
species :
Acleisanthes angustifolia (Torr.) R.A.Levin; Novon 12: 60 (2002)
Name: Narrowleaf moonpod
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selinocarpus angustifolius Torr.; Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 2(1): 170, plate 47A (1859)
species :
Acleisanthes anisophylla A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 15: 259 (1853)
Name: Oblique-leaf trumpets
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
77 USA 79 MEX
species :
Acleisanthes chenopodioides (A.Gray) R.A.Levin; Novon 12: 60 (2002)
Name: Goosefoot moonpod
Distribution: USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selinocarpus chenopodioides A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 15: 262 (1853)
= Ammocodon chenopodioides (A.Gray) Standl.; J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 6: 631 (1916)
species :
Acleisanthes crassifolia A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 15: 260 (1853)
Name: Texas trumpets
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Querétaro, Tamaulipas)
77 USA 79 MEX
species :
Acleisanthes diffusa (A.Gray) R.A.Levin; Novon 12: 61 (2002)
Name: Spreading moonpod
Distribution: USA (New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
74 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Selinocarpus diffusus A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 15: 262 (1853)
species :
Acleisanthes lanceolata (Wooton) R.A.Levin; Novon 12: 61 (2002)
Name: Lanceleaf moonpod, Gypsum moonpod
Distribution: USA (New Mexico, Texas); Mexico (N-Chihuahua)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Acleisanthes lanceolata var. maloneana (B.L.Turner) B.L.Turner; Sida, Bot. Misc. 24: 7 (2003)
= Selinocarpus lanceolatus Wooton; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 304 (1898)
= Selinocarpus maloneanus B.L.Turner; Phytologia 75(3): 239 (1993 publ. 1994)
variant :
var. megaphylla (B.A.Fowler & B.L.Turner) Spellenb. & J.M.Poole; Sida 20(3): 886 (2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Acleisanthes megaphylla (B.A.Fowler & B.L.Turner) B.L.Turner; Sida, Bot. Misc. 24: 7 (2003)
= Selinocarpus lanceolatus var. megaphyllus B.A.Fowler & B.L.Turner; Phytologia 37(3): 181 (1977)
= Selinocarpus megaphyllus (B.A.Fowler & B.L.Turner) B.L.Turner; Phytologia 75(3): 242 (1993 publ. 1994)
species :
Acleisanthes longiflora A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 15: 260 (1853)
Name: Angel trumpets, yerba de la rabia
Distribution: USA (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Acleisanthes longiflora subsp. hirtella Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 371 (1909)
= Acleisanthes longiflora var. hirtella (Standl.) Heimerl; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 459 (1932)
species :
Acleisanthes nana I.M.Johnst.; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 167 (1944)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
species :
Acleisanthes nevadensis (Standl.) B.L.Turner; Sida, Bot. Misc. 24: 7 (2003)
Name: Desert moonpod
Distribution: USA (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Selinocarpus diffusus subsp. nevadensis Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 388 (1909)
= Selinocarpus nevadensis (Standl.) B.A.Fowler & B.L.Turner; Phytologia 37: 201 (1977)
species :
Acleisanthes obtusa (Choisy) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 371 (1909)
Name: Berlandier´s trumpets
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Acleisanthes berlandieri A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 15: 260 (1853)
= Acleisanthes greggii Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 371 (1909)
= Nyctaginia obtusa Choisy; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 13(2): 429 (1849)
species :
Acleisanthes palmeri (Hemsl.) R.A.Levin; Novon 12(1): 61 (2002)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selinocarpus palmeri Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 3: 6 (1882)
species :
Acleisanthes parvifolia (Torr.) R.A.Levin; Novon 12: 62. 2002 (2002)
Name: Littleleaf moonpod
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selinocarpus diffusus var. parvifolius Torr.; Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 2(1): 168 (1859)
= Selinocarpus parvifolius (Torr.) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 388 (1909)
species :
Acleisanthes purpusiana (Heimerl) R.A.Levin; Novon 12(1): 62 (2002)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selinocarpus purpusianus Heimerl; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 63: 353 (1913)
variant :
var. marshii (I.M.Johnst.) B.L.Turner; Sida, Bot. Misc. 24: 8 (2003)
Distribution: Mexico (Nuevo León, Coahuila)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selinocarpus purpusianus var. marshii (I.M.Johnst.) B.A.Fowler & B.L.Turner; Phytologia 37(3): 189 (1977)
= Selinocarpus marshii I.M.Johnst.; J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 163 (1944)
species :
Acleisanthes undulata (B.A.Fowler & B.L.Turner) R.A.Levin; Novon 12(1): 62 (2002)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Selinocarpus undulatus B.A.Fowler & B.L.Turner; Phytologia 37(3): 194 (1977)
species :
Acleisanthes wrightii (A.Gray) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 3: 6 (1882)
Name: Wright´s trumpets
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Coahuila)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Pentacrophys wrightii A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2, 15: 261 (1853)
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