Salpianthus

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Salpianthus

Salpianthus Bonpl., Pl. Aequinoct. 1(6): 154. 1807 sec. Bittrich & Kühn 19931
  • 1. Bittrich, V. & Kühn, U. 1993: Nyctaginaceae, 473 – 485. – In: Kubitzki, K., Rohwer, J.G. & Bittrich, V. (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2. – Berlin, Heidelberg & New York: Springer
  • =Boldoa Cav. ex Lag., Gen. Sp. Pl.: 9. 1816 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)2
    • Type: not designated
  • 2. Kew WCVP (2019)

Notes

The genus includes shrubs with alternate leaves, a four- to five-lobed tubular petaloid perianth with straight glandular hairs, three to four long exserted stamens and a linear style (Bittrich & Kühn 1993). Three species are recognized following this concept: S. aequalis Standl., S. arenarius, and S. macrodontus Standl., all of them with restricted distributions in Mexico. Salpianthus was assumed to be monophyletic by Douglas & Manos (2007), however, only S. arenarius was included in their study. Further information under Boldoa.A,B,C

Bibliography

A. Bittrich, V. & Kühn, U. 1993: Nyctaginaceae, 473 – 485. – In: Kubitzki, K., Rohwer, J.G. & Bittrich, V. (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2. – Berlin, Heidelberg & New York: Springer
B. Douglas, N. A. & Manos, P. S. 2007: Molecular phylogeny of Nyctaginaceae: taxonomy, biogeography, and characters associated with a radiation of xerophytic genera in North America. – American Journal of Botany 94: 856-872. http://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.94.5.856
C. Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., von Mering, S., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazan, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler, R., Ocampo, G. & Ochoterena, H. 2015: A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. – Willdenowia 45(3): 281-383. http://doi.org/10.3372/wi.45.45301