Rhexia virginica

Rhexia virginica

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: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Rhexieae
Genus: Rhexia
Species: Rhexia virginica

Name

Rhexia virginica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 346 (1753).

• Typus: "Habitat in Virginia." Lectotype (designated by: James, Brittonia 8: 226 (1956)): Clayton 227 (BM).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Rhexia septemnervia Walter, Fl. Carol.: 130 (1788).
    • Rhexia virginica var. septemnervia (Walter) Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 258 (1813).
  • Rhexia stricta Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 258 (1814 [1813]), nom. illeg. hom. – non Rhexia stricta Bonpl., Monogr. Melast. 2: 19, t. 8 (1808).
  • Rhexia alata F.Dietr., Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 7: 146 (1821), nom. illeg.
  • Rhexia purshii Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 5(Index): 590 (1828) (as Rh. Purshii).
    • Rhexia virginica var. purshii (Spreng.) C.W.James, Brittonia 8: 227 (1956).
  • Sabatia simplex Bertol., Misc. Bot. 10: 27 (1851).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Eastern Canada Nova Scotia, Ontario. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 346. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Rhexia virginica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Rhexia virginica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Dec 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Rhexia virginica. Accessed: 2023 29 Dec.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Rhexia virginica. Published online. Accessed: 29 Dec 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Rhexia virginica. Accessed: 29 Dec 2023.

Vernacular names

English: handsome Harry

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