Oenothera tetraptera

Oenothera tetraptera

Oenothera tetraptera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Onagraceae
Subfamilia: Onagroideae
Tribus: Onagreae
Genus: Oenothera
Sectio: O. sect. Leucocoryne
Species: Oenothera tetraptera

Name

Oenothera tetraptera Cav., 1796

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hartmannia tetraptera (Cav.) Small in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 181 (1896)
  • Xylopleurum tetrapterum (Cav.) Raim. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(7): 214 (1893)
• Heterotypic
  • Hartmannia latiflora Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 8: 329 (1905)
  • Hartmannia macrantha Spach in Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 372 (1835)
  • Oenothera candida Dum.Cours. in Bot. Cult. 5: 424 (1805)
  • Oenothera capensis Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 206 (1841), not validly publ.
  • Oenothera dubia E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 9: 192 (1901)
  • Oenothera dubia f. latifolia E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 9: 192 (1901)
  • Oenothera latiflora Ser. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 3: 50 (1828)
  • Oenothera mutabilis Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 561 (1821)
  • Oenothera tetraptera var. chenopodifolia H.Lév. in Monogr. Onothera: 122 (1902)
  • Oenothera tetraptera var. depauperata H.Lév. in Monogr. Onothera: 122 (1902)
  • Oenothera tetraptera var. immutabilis H.Lév. in Monogr. Onothera: 122 (1902)
  • Oenothera tetraptera var. roseoidea H.Lév. in Monogr. Onothera: 122 (1902)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional:Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwestu Regional: Southern Central USA Texas Introduced into: Angola, Assam, Cape Provinces, China South-Central, China Southeast, Free State, India, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madeira, Mauritius, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Queensland, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cavanilles, A.I. 1795–1796. Icones et descriptiones plantarum, quae aut sponte in Hispania crescunt, aut in hortis hospitantur. Vol. III. X + 50 pp,, tab. 201–300. Ex Regia Typographia, Matriti [Madrid]. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 3(2):40, t. 279.

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Oenothera tetraptera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Oenothera tetraptera. Published online. Accessed: October 21 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Oenothera tetraptera. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Oenothera tetraptera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 October 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Oenothera tetraptera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Witaandblom
English: fourwing evening primrose, white evening primrose
日本語: ツキミソウ
davvisámegiella: moopeli-o-mosoeu
中文: 四翅月見草, 四翅月见草

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