Proboscidea althaeifolia

Proboscidea althaeifolia

Caspule

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: Martyniaceae
Genus: Proboscidea
Species: Proboscidea althaeifolia

Name

Proboscidea althaeifolia (Benth.) Decne., 1865

Synonyms

• Martynia althaeifolia Benth.
• Martynia arenaria Engelm.
• Proboscidea arenaria (Engelm.) Decne.
• Proboscidea peruviana Van Eselt.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: USA USA (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas) Regional: Mexico Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora) Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Decaisne, J., 1865. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 5, 3:324.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Proboscidea althaeifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. November 21. Proboscidea althaeifolia. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} November 21.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Proboscidea althaeifolia. 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 November 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Proboscidea althaeifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 November 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Proboscidea althaeifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: desert unicorn-plant

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