Carlowrightia
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Carlowrightia arizonica.jpg
|image_caption = Carlowrightia arizonica
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Carlowrightia
|authority = A.Gray (1878)
|synonyms =
- Cardiacanthus Nees & S.Schauer (1847), nom. rej.
- Croftia Small (1903), illegitimate homonym, not King & Prain 1896
}}
Carlowrightia is a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as wrightworts,{{ITIS |id=500180 |taxon=Carlowrightia |accessdate=27 May 2010 }} are mainly small shrubs bearing inflorescences of lily-like flowers. They are native to the Americas, ranging from the southwestern United States through Mexico and Central America, and in Ecuador. Many species are native to western North America. The genus was named for the American botanist Charles Wright.
Species
27 species are accepted.[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327082-2 Carlowrightia A.Gray]. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- Carlowrightia albiflora {{small|T.F.Daniel}}
- Carlowrightia arizonica A.Gray – Arizona wrightwort
- Carlowrightia ecuadoriana T.F.Daniel & Wassh.
- Carlowrightia fuertensis T.F.Daniel
- Carlowrightia hapalocarpa {{small|B.L.Rob. & Greenm.}}
- Carlowrightia henricksonii T.F.Daniel
- Carlowrightia hintonii {{small|T.F.Daniel}}
- Carlowrightia huicholiana {{small|T.F.Daniel}}
- Carlowrightia lesueurii {{small|Henrard & T.F.Daniel}}
- Carlowrightia lindauiana {{small|Standl.}}
- Carlowrightia linearifolia (Torr.) A.Gray – Heath wrightwort
- Carlowrightia mcvaughii {{small|T.F.Daniel}}
- Carlowrightia mexicana Henrickson & Daniel – Mexican wrightwort
- Carlowrightia myriantha (Standl.) Standl.
- Carlowrightia neesiana {{small|(Schauer) T.F.Daniel}}
- Carlowrightia ovata {{small|A.Gray}}
- Carlowrightia parviflora (Buckl.) Wassh. – Smallflower wrightwort
- Carlowrightia parvifolia Brandeg. – Littleleaf wrightwort
- Carlowrightia pectinata {{small|Brandegee}}
- Carlowrightia pringlei {{small|B.L.Rob. & Greenm.}}
- Carlowrightia purpurea {{small|T.F.Daniel}}
- Carlowrightia serpyllifolia A.Gray – Trans Pecos wrightwort
- Carlowrightia texana Henrickson & Daniel – Texas wrightwort
- Carlowrightia torreyana Wassh. – Torrey's wrightwort{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?2095 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121211233736/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?2095 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 11, 2012 |title=Species Records of Carlowrightia |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |access-date=2010-05-27 }}
- Carlowrightia trichocarpa {{small|T.F.Daniel}}
- Carlowrightia venturae {{small|T.F.Daniel}}
- Carlowrightia yucatanensis {{small|T.F.Daniel}}
References
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External links
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- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?251,252 Jepson Manual Treatment: Carlowrightia]
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Category:North American desert flora
Category:Taxa named by Asa Gray
Category:Flora of the Americas
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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