Boykinia

Boykinia occidentalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Saxifragaceae
Tribus: Boykinieae
Genus: Boykinia
Species: B. aconitifolia – B. intermedia – B. lycoctonifolia – B. major – B. occidentalis – B. richardsonii – B. rotundifolia

Name

Boykinia Nutt., J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 113. (1834)

• Type species: Boykinia aconitifolia Nutt., J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 113. (1834)

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Therofon Raf., New Fl. [Rafinesque] 4: 66 (1838), nom. illeg. pro parte see also Telesonix
• Heterotypic
  • Neoboykinia H.Hara

References

• Nuttall, T. 1834. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7: 113.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Boykinia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Boykinia. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 3 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Boykinia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Boykinia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov. 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Brookfoams
suomi: Purokit

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