Downingia

Downingia bicornuta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Campanulaceae
Subfamilia: Lobelioideae
Genus: Downingia
Species: D. bacigalupii – D. bella – D. bicornuta – D. concolor – D. cuspidata – D. elegans – D. insignis – D. laeta – D. montana – D. ornatissima – D. pulchella – D. pusilla – D. yina

Name

Downingia Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Parke, Bot. 4(5): 116 (1857), nom. cons.

• Type species: Downingia elegans (Douglas ex Lindl.) Torr., United States Exploring Expedition 17(2): 375. (1874) ex. Clintonia elegans Douglas ex Lindl. (1829)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Clintonia Douglas ex Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1241 (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Bolelia Raf., Atlantic J. 1: 120 (1832)
  • Gynampsis Raf., Herb. Raf.: 48, 52 (1833), nom. superfl.
  • Wittea Kunth, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1848: 32 (1850)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Southwestern U.S.A. California, Nevada, Utah, Mexico Mexico Northwest, Southern America Southern South America Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Torrey, J. 1857. Description of the general botanical collections. Reports of explorations and surveys: to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean 4(4): 61–182. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Downingia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Downingia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2012 June 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2012. Downingia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 June 2012.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Downingia. Published online. Accessed: June 26 2012.

Vernacular names

English: Calicoflower
русский: Доунингия

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