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397.0000 Family Nyctaginaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 90 (1789), nom. cons.
32 genera, ca. 440 spp. Phylogeny: Douglas & Spellenberg (2010)
Species listed in database: 461; 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)
397.0606 Genus Allionia L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 883, 890, 1361 (1759) nom. cons.
Distribution: Tropical America from SW- and central USA and Mexico to Chile and Argentina, West Indies
Species listed in database: 2
= Wedelia Loefl.; Iter Hispan. [Loefling] 180 (1758), nom. rej.
= Wedeliella Cockerell; Torreya 9: 166 (1909)
species :
Allionia choisyi Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 310 (1931)
Name: Annual windmills
Distribution: USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Bolivia (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX 83 BOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Allionia glabra (Choisy) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 10 (1930), nom. illeg.
= Allionia incarnata f. glutinosissima Heimerl; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 31: 97 (1939)
= Allionia incarnata f. multiserrata Heimerl; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 212 (1912)
= Allionia incarnata var. glabra Choisy; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 13: 435 (1849)
= Wedelia glabra (Choisy) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 332 (1909)
= Wedeliella glabra (Choisy) Cockerell; Torreya 9: 167 (1909)
species :
Allionia incarnata L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 890 (1759)
Name: Bella de noche, Don diego de noche (Cuba); Trailing windmills, hierba de la hormiga, pink three-flower, pink windmills, trailing allionia, trailing four-o´clock, umbrella-wort
Distribution: USA (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Cuba; Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti); Colombia (La Guajira, Santander); Venezuela (Falcon, Lara, Merida, Nueva Esparta, Sucre); Peru; Bolivia (Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Uruguay (Paysandu); Argentina (Catamarca, Cordoba, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquén, Salta, Santiago del Estero, San Juan, San Luis, Tucuman); Chile (Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama)
73 USA 74 USA 76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX 81 CUB HIS 82 CLM VEN 83 BOL PER 85 ARG CLE URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Allionia bandurriae Phil.; Anales Univ. Chile 91: 274 (1895)
= Allionia craterimorpha Rusby; Descr. S. Amer. Pl. 15 (1920)
= Allionia cristata (Standl.) Standl.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 310 (1931)
= Allionia incarnata f. cristata (Standl.) Heimerl; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 31: 95 (1933)
= Allionia incarnata f. cylindrica Heimerl; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 31: 95 (1933)
= Allionia incarnata f. glomerata Heimerl; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 31: 94 (1933)
= Allionia incarnata f. grandiflora Heimerl; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 31: 95 (1933)
= Allionia incarnata f. obtusilobata Heimerl; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 31: 96 (1933)
= Allionia incarnata f. villosiceps Heimerl; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 31: 94 (1933)
= Allionia incarnata var. nudata (Standl.) Munz; Man. S. Calif. Bot. [Munz] 152, 598 (1935)
= Allionia jarae Phil.; Anales Mus. Nac., Santiago de Chile 1891: 72 (1891)
= Allionia malacoides Benth.; Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 44 (1844)
= Allionia mendocina Phil.; Anales Univ. Chile 36: 199 (1870)
= Allionia puberula Phil.; Anales Mus. Nac., Santiago de Chile 1891: 71 (1891)
= Wedelia cristata Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 331 (1909)
= Wedelia incarnata (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 533, 534 (1891), isonym
= Wedelia incarnata (L.) L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 890 (1759)
= Wedelia incarnata subsp. anodonta Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 333 (1909)
= Wedelia incarnata subsp. nudata Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 334 (1909)
= Wedelia malachroides Benth.; Bot. Voy. Sulphur [Bentham] 114 (1844)
= Wedeliella cristata (Standl.) Cockerell; Torreya 9: 167 (1909)
= Wedeliella incarnata (L.) Cockerell; Torreya 9: 167 (1909)
= Wedeliella incarnata var. anodonta (Standl.) Cockerell; Torreya 9: 167 (1909)
= Wedeliella incarnata var. nudata (Standl.) Cockerell; Torreya 9: 167 (1909)
variant :
var. villosa (Standl.) Munz; Man. S. Calif. Bot. [Munz] 598 (1935)
Distribution: USA (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah); Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Allionia incarnata var. villosa (Standl.) B.L.Turner; Phytologia 77(1): 53 (1994)
= Wedelia incarnata subsp. villosa Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 333 (1909)
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