Cercis occidentalis

Cercis occidentalis, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, USA

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Cercidoideae
Genus: Cercis
Species: Cercis occidentalis

Name

Cercis occidentalis Torr. ex A.Gray, 1850.

Type-protologue: USA: California. Hartweg 1706. IT: NY.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Siliquastrum occidentale (Torr. ex A.Gray) Greene, Man. Bot. San Francisco Bay 84. 1894.

• Heterotypic
  • Cercis arizonica Anon. ex Patraw, Dept. Interior, U. S. Natl. Park Service, Tech. Bull. 6: 23. 1932, nom. inval.
  • Cercis arizonica Rose ex N. N. Dodge, Nat. Hist Bull. Grand Canyon Nat. Hist. Assoc. 3: 56. 1936, nom. inval.
  • Cercis occidentalis var. orbiculata (Greene) Tidestr., Fl. Ariz. New Mex. 155. 1941.
  • Cercis orbiculata Greene, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 111. 1912.
  • Cercis reniformis Engelm. ex A.Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(2): 177. 1850, nom. inval.

References

• Gray, A. 1850. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(2): 177–178.
• Isely, D. 1975. Leguminosae of the United States: II. Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(2): 1–228.
• Tropicos.org 2011. Cercis occidentalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Jan 2011.

Vernacular names

English: Western Redbud

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