Mimophytum chiangii

Taxonavigation

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

Mimophytum chiangii (L.C.Higgins) R.R.Mill ex Holstein & Weigend, Phytotaxa 288(2): 141 (2016)

Basionym
- Omphalodes chiangii L.C.Higgins, Phytologia 33(6): 412 (1976)
  - Typus: M.C. Johnston, T.L. Wendt, F. Chiang C. & D.H. Riskind 11975b (in flower and fruit, 31 July 1973; Holotypus: TEX [TEX00208103^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypus: WTS).
  - Type locality: Mexico, Coahuila: Sierra del Jardin, Cañon de Centinela, S and SW of Pico de Centinela, steep canyon through mtns of igneous rock, mostly intrusive basics, gravelly, grussy, and sandy soils, chaparrales, and higher on N slopes, 1600–2225 m, Quercus spp., Pinus spp., Pseudotsuga, Ceanothus, Cercocarpus.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast (Coahuila). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Holstein, N., Chacón, J., Otero, A., Jiménez-Mejías, P. & Weigend, M. 2016. Towards a monophyletic Omphalodes—or an expansion of North American Mimophytum. Phytotaxa 288(2): 131–144. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.288.2.3 . Reference page.

Higgins, L.C. 1976. Two new species from the Chihuahuan desert. Phytologia 33(6): 411–413. BHL. Reference page.

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Mimophytum chiangii. Accessed: 2024 September 2.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Mimophytum chiangii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 September 1. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Mimophytum chiangii. Published online. Accessed: 1 September 2024.