Rhexia virginica


Taxonavigation

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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: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Rhexieae
Genus: Rhexia
Species: R. alifanus – R. aristosa – R. cubensis – R. interior – R. lutea – R. mariana – R. nashii – R. nuttallii – R. parviflora – R. petiolata – R. salicifolia – R. ventricosa – R. virginica

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Name

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Rhexia Gronov. in L., Sp. Pl. 1: 346 (1753); Gen. Pl. ed. 5. 163 (1754).

  • Type species: Rhexia virginica L.; lectotype, designated by N.L. Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N.U.S. ed. 2. 2: 582 (7 Jun 1913), approved by Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot. 149 (Aug 1929).

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Alifanus Adans., Fam. 2: 234 (1763).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Eastern Canada
      • Nova Scotia, Ontario.
    • Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
      • Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin.
    • Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
    • Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
      • Texas.
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names

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العربية: ركسية
čeština: Kotevnice
English: meadowbeauty
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