Houstonia purpurea

Houstonia purpurea

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: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Rubioideae
Tribus: Spermacoceae
Genus: Houstonia
Species: Houstonia purpurea
Varieties: H. p. var. calycosa – H. p. var. montana – H. p. var. purpurea

Name

Houstonia purpurea L.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Anotis purpurea (L.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 535 (1834)
  • Hedyotis purpurea (L.) Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2: 40 (1841)
  • Oldenlandia purpurea (L.) A.Gray, Manual, ed. 2: 173 (1856)
  • Knoxia purpurea (L.) Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 259 (1892)
  • Chamisme purpurea (L.) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 92 (1915)

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 105. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Houstonia purpurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar. 10. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Houstonia purpurea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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