Commicarpus scandens

Commicarpus scandens

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: Commicarpus
Species: Commicarpus scandens

Name

Commicarpus scandens (L.) Standl., 1916

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Valeriana scandens (L.) Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 12 (1775), nom. illeg.
  • Boerhavia scandens L. in Sp. Pl.: 3 (1753)
• Heterotypic
  • Boerhavia grahamii A.Gray in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 15: 323 (1853)
  • Boerhavia sarmentosa Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 1: 21 (1797)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, New Mexico, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental:Southern America Regional: Caribbean Aruba, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is. Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Western South America Ecuador, Peru Regional: Central America Guatemala References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Standl., 1909. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 373

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 4: 1-559. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
• 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Commicarpus scandens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Commicarpus scandens. Published online. Accessed: August 02 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Commicarpus scandens. 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 August 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Commicarpus scandens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 August 2024.

Vernacular names

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