Giliastrum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Giliastrum
(Brand) Rydb.

Giliastrum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polemoniaceae.[1]

Its native range is Central USA (found in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas) to Dominican Republic, Mexico and north-western Argentina.[1]

The genus name of Giliastrum is in honour of Filippo Luigi Gilii (1756–1821), an Italian clergyman, naturalist and astronomer who worked in part in the Vatican City,[2] and it was first described and published in Fl. Rocky Mts. on page 699 in 1917.[1]

Known species, according to Kew;[1]

  • Giliastrum acerosum (A.Gray) Rydb.
  • Giliastrum castellanosii J.M.Porter
  • Giliastrum foetidum (Gillies ex Benth.) J.M.Porter
  • Giliastrum gypsophilum (B.L.Turner) J.M.Porter
  • Giliastrum incisum (Benth.) J.M.Porter
  • Giliastrum insigne (Brand) J.M.Porter
  • Giliastrum ludens (Shinners) J.M.Porter
  • Giliastrum purpusii (Brandegee) J.M.Porter
  • Giliastrum rigidulum (Benth.) Rydb.
  • Giliastrum stewartii (I.M.Johnst.) J.M.Porter

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Giliastrum (Brand) Rydb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
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