Androstephium coeruleum

Androstephium coeruleum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Brodiaeoideae
Genus: Androstephium
Species: Androstephium coeruleum

Name

Androstephium coeruleum (Scheele) Greene (1890)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Milla coerulea Scheele, Linnaea 25: 260. 1852.

• Homotypic
  • Brodiaea coerulea (Scheele) J.F.Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 9. 1918.

• Heterotypic
  • Androstephium violaceum Torr. in W.H.Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 219. 1858.
  • Androstephium caeruleum f. leucanthum Benke, Rhodora 34: 10. 1932.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Kansas; Oklahoma; Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Greene, E.L. 1890: Pittonia 2: 57.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Androstephium coeruleum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Androstephium coeruleum. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 14 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Androstephium coeruleum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 14.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Androstephium coeruleum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Blue Funnel Lily

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