Eustoma

Eustoma exaltatum

Eustoma russellianum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Chironieae
Subtribus: Chironiinae
Genus: Eustoma
Species: E. exaltatum – E. russellianum

Name

Eustoma Salisb., 1806.

Typus: E. exaltatum
(L.) Salisb. ex G.Don

Synonyms

Homotypic

• Chlora sect. Urananthus Griseb., Gen. Sp. Gentian. 118. 1839.
• Urananthus (Griseb.) Benth., Pl. Hartw. 46. 1840.

Heterotypic

• Arenbergia M.Martens & Galeotti, Bull. Acad. Brux. 11: 373. 1844.
• Dupratzia Raf., Fl. Ludov. 54. 1817.
• Bilamista Raf., New Fl. (Rafinesque) 4: 92. 1836.
  

Note: Turner (2014) treats these two species as separate noting the lack of hybrids as well as morphological differences.

References

Primary references

• Salisbury, R.A. 1805(–1808). The Paradisus Londinensis: or coloured figures of plants cultivated in the vicinity of the metropolis. Vol. 1–2. BHL Reference page. : 34.

Additional references

• Shinners, L.H. 1957. Synopsis of the genus Eustoma (Gentianceae). Southw. Naturalist 2(1): 38–43.
• Turner, B.L. 2014. Taxonomic overview of Eustoma (Gentianaceae). Phytologia 96(1): 7–11. Full text PDF

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Eustoma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Eustoma. Published online. Accessed: Jul 13 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Eustoma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Eustoma. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Eustoma. Accessed: 13 Jul 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Lisianthus

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