Gambelia (Scrophulariaceae)

Gambelia speciosa

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: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Antirrhineae
Genus: Gambelia
Species: G. glabrata – G. juncea – G. rupicola – G. speciosa

Name

Gambelia Nutt. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 4(1): 7. (1848)

• Type species: Gambelia speciosa Nutt. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 4(1): 7. (1848)

Note: In spite of their distinct geographical distributions there is strong morphological and phylogenetic evidence that this genus and Galvezia should be co-generic.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southwestern U.S.A. California Mexico Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1848. Descriptions of plants collected by Mr. William Gambel in the Rocky Mountains and Upper California. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4(1): 7–26. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ghebrehiwet, M., Bremer, B. & Thulin, M. 2000. Phylogeny of the tribe Antirrhineae (Scrophulariaceae) based on morphological and ndhF sequence data. Plant Systematics and Evolution 220: 223–239. DOI: 10.1007/BF00985047 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Gambelia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Sept. 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Gambelia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 May 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Gambelia. Published online. Accessed: May 12 2014.

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