Abronia (Nyctaginaceae)

Abronia umbellata

Abronia umbellata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Nyctaginaceae
Tribus: Nyctagineae
Genus: Abronia
Species: A. alba – A. alpina – A. ameliae – A. ammophila – A. angustifolia – A. argillosa – A. bigelovii – A. elliptica – A. fragrans – A. grabifolia – A. gracilis – A. insularis – A. latifolia – A. macrocarpa – A. maritima – A. mellifera – A. minor – A. nana – A. nealleyi – A. neurophylla – A. platyphylla – A. pogonantha – A. turbinata – A. umbellata – A. villosa
Nothospecies: A. × alba – A. × minor

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Abronia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 3. Reference page.

Name

Abronia Juss. Gen. Pl. 448. (1789)

• Type species: Abronia californica J.F.Gmel. [= synonym of Abronia umbellata Lam.]

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tricratus L'Hér. ex Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 1: 807 (1798), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Apaloptera Nutt. ex A.Gray in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 15: 319 (1853)
  • Cycloptera Nutt. ex A.Gray in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 15: 319 (1853)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Western Canada British Columbia. Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. North-Central U.S.A. Kansas, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota. Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah. South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Mexico Mexico Northeast (Coahuila, Chihuahua), Mexico Northwest (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora), Mexico Southwest (Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jussieu, A.L. de 1789. Genera plantarum, secundum ordines naturales disposita juxta methodum in Horto Regio Parisiensi exaratam. 498 pp. Paris: Herissant et Theophile Barrois. BHL Reference page. : 448–449.

Additional references

• Hernández-Ledesma, P., Olvera, H.F. & Ochoterena, H. 2010. Cladistic Analysis and Taxonomic Synopsis of Anulocaulis (Nyctaginaceae) Based on Morphological Data. Systematic Botany 35(4): 858-876. DOI: 10.1600/036364410X539916 Reference page. 
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page.  [see pages 805–806]
• Yonekura, K. 2019. 新維管束植物分類表 [Updated Syllabus of Vascular Plant Families: based on Phylogeny-based System with List of Genera for Japanese Users]. 358 pp. Tokyo: Hokuryukan. ISBN 978-4-8326-1008-8 (Japanese) Reference page.  [see page 187]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Abronia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Abronia. Published online. Accessed: 3 September 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Abronia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 3. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Abronia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 September 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Sand-verbenas
suomi: Hiekkaverbenat
日本語: ハイビジョザクラ属 (Yonekura 2019)
русский: Аброния
svenska: Sandkrypesläktet

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