Mimulus (Phrymaceae)

Mimulus ringens:
Yellow and purple flowered variants.

Mimulus ringens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Phrymaceae
Genus: Mimulus
Species: M. alatus – M. aquatilis – M. gracilis – M. madagascariensis – M. orbicularis – M. ringens – M. strictus

Note:: This genus circumscription is a view of Mimulus s.s. sensu Barker et al., (2012), supported by Hassler and Govaerts (2024)

Name

Mimulus L. Sp. Pl. 2: 634 (1753).

• Type species: Mimulus ringens L. Sp. Pl. 2: 634 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Monavia Adans. in Fam. Pl. 2: 211 (1763), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Cynorrhynchium Mitch. in Diss. Bot. Zool.: 29 (1769)
  • Eunanus Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 374 (1846)

Homonyms

• Mimulus Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 211 (1763), nom. illeg.
  

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 
• Barker, W.R., Nesom, G.L., Beardsley, P.M. & Fraga, N.S. 2012. A taxonomic conspectus of Phrymaceae: A narrowed circumscription for Mimulus, new and resurrected genera, and new names and combinations. Phytoneuron 2012-39: 1–60. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Mimulus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Sept. 06. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2017. Mimulus. 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. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Apr. 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Mimulus. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 16 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Mimulus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Mar. 2015.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Губасцік
Deutsch: Gauklerblumen
English: Monkey Flower
suomi: Apinankukat
français: Mimule
Nederlands: Maskerbloem
русский: Губастик

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