Odontostemma

Odontostemma

Synonymy

Odontostemma Benth. ex G.Don, Gen. Hyst. 1: 449. 1831 sec. Sadeghian & al. (2015)

• Type: Odontostemma glandulosum Benth. ex G.Don

• =Gooringia F.N.Williams in Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 530. 1897 syn. sec. Zhengyi & al. (2001)
• Type: Gooringia littledalei (Hemsl.) F.N.Williams

Content

• Notes

Notes

About 65 species of the Himalayas and adjacent south China. Considered as a subgenus of Arenaria by many (e.g., McNeill 1962), Harbaugh & al. (2010) proposed, and Sadeghian & al. (2015) confirmed, that Odontostemma should be treated as a genus, clustering with Stellaria and Cerastium rather than Arenaria. Work on new combinations necessary for recognizing most species in Odontostemma is underway (R. K. Rabeler & W. L. Wagner, unpubl. data).