Zeltnera exaltata

Zeltnera exaltata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Chironieae
Subtribus: Chironiinae
Genus: Zeltnera
Species: Zeltnera exaltata

Name

Zeltnera exaltata (Griseb.) G.Mans., 2004

Synonyms

• Centaurium douglasii (A.Gray) Druce
• Centaurium exaltatum (Griseb.) W.Wight ex Piper
• Centaurium nuttallii (S.Watson) A.Heller
• Cicendia exaltata Griseb.
• Erythraea douglasii A.Gray
• Erythraea elata Nutt. ex A.Gray
• Erythraea exaltata (Griseb.) Coville
• Erythraea longiflora Nutt. ex S.Watson
• Erythraea nuttallii S.Watson
• Erythraea tenella Nutt. ex A.Gray

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Western USA Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mansion, G. 2004. A new classification of the polyphyletic genus Centaurium Hill (Chironiinae, Gentianaceae): description of the New World endemic Zeltnera, and reinstatement of Gyrandra Griseb. and Schenkia Griseb. Taxon 53(3): 719–740. DOI: 10.2307/4135447 JSTOR PDF Reference page. : 731

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. 
• Mansion, G. & Struwe, L. 2004. Generic delimitation and phylogenetic relationships within the subtribe Chironiinae (Chironieae: Gentianaceae), with special reference to Centaurium: evidence from nrDNA and cpDNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32(3): 951–977. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.03.016 ResearchGate Full text not availableReference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Zeltnera exaltata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Zeltnera exaltata. Published online. Accessed: Jul 15 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Zeltnera exaltata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Zeltnera exaltata. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Zeltnera exaltata. Accessed: 15 Jul 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Zeltnera exaltata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Desert centaury

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