Petalonyx nitidus

Petalonyx nitidus

Petalonyx nitidus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Loasaceae
Genus: Petalonyx
Species: Petalonyx nitidus

Name

Petalonyx nitidus S.Watson, 1873

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Petalonyx thurberi var. nitidus (S.Watson) M.E.Jones in Contr. W. Bot. 12: 16 (1908)
• Heterotypic
  • Petalonyx nitidus subsp. parryi (A.Gray) Urb. & Gilg in Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 76: 20 (1900)
  • Petalonyx parryi A.Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 72 (1874)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona Regional: Southwestern USA California, Nevada, Utah References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Watson, S., 1873. Amer. Naturalist 7: 300

Links

• Hassler, M. 2023. Petalonyx nitidus. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Petalonyx nitidus. Published online. Accessed: August 01 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Petalonyx nitidus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 01. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Petalonyx nitidus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 August 2023.

Vernacular names

English: shinyleaf sandpaper plant

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