Mirabilis

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Mirabilis

Mirabilis L., Sp. Pl.: 177. 1753 sec. Le-Duc 19951
  • Jalapa Tourn. ex Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 265. 1763, nom. inval., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)2
  • 1. Le-Duc, A. 1995: A revision of Mirabilis section Mirabilis (Nyctaginaceae). – Sida, Contributions to Botany 16: 613-648. http://doi.org/10.2307/41967178, 2. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • =Jalapa Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4: s.p. 1754 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)3
  • 3. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • =Nyctago Juss., Gen. Pl.: 90. 1789 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)4
  • 4. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • =Calyxhymenia Ortega, Nov. Rar. Pl. Descr. Dec.: 5. 1797 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)5
  • 5. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • =Calymenia Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 36. 1805 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)7
  • 7. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • =Trimista Raf. in Autik. Bot.: 12. 1840 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)8
  • 8. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • =Hermidium S.Watson, Botany [Fortieth Parallel] : 286. 1871 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)9
  • 9. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Vitmania Turra ex Cav., Icon. 3: 53. 1796, nom. inval., syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)12
  • 12. Kew WCVP (2019)

Notes

A genus with 50-60 American and one Asiatic species. It includes herbs, suffrutescent herbs and subshrubs characterised by the presence of involucres of accrescent bracts, often connate, which surround one or more flowers. Traditionally the genus was classified into six sections; some of them corresponding to previously separated genera. Molecular phylogenetic studies, which have mainly been focused on the North American species support the monophyly of the genus (Levin 2000; Douglas & Manos 2007) but not the monophyly of the sections. In order to achieve a natural subgeneric classification the South American species should be included in the sampling.A,B,C

Bibliography

A. 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
B. 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
C. Levin, R. A. 2000: Phylogenetic relationships within Nyctaginaceae tribe Nyctagineae: evidence from nuclear and chloroplast genomes. – Systematic Botany 25: 738 – 750. http://doi.org/10.2307/2666731