Cistanthe

Probably Cistanthe grandiflora in habitat

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Montiaceae
Genus: Cistanthe
Species: C. aegialitis C. amarantoides C. arancioana C. arenaria C. cabrerae C. cachinalensis C. calycina C. celedoniana C. celosioides C. cephalophora C. chamissoi C. chrysantha C. coquimbensis C. crassifolia C. cymosa C. densiflora C. fenzlii C. floresiorum C. frigida C. grandiflora C. guadalupensis C. humilis C. josetomasallendeana C. lamprosperma C. laxiflora C. lingulata C. litoralis C. longiscapa C. maritima C. minuscula C. mucronulata C. neonominata C. oblongifolia C. paniculata C. philhershkovitziana C. picta C. salsoloides C. sitiens C. stricta C. subspeciosa C. subverticillata C. thyrsoidea C. tovarii C. trigona C. vicina C. weberbaueri

Name

Cistanthe Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. (Spach) 5: 229. (1836)

  • Type species: Cistanthe grandiflora (Lindl.) Schltdl., Hort. Hal. 10. (1841)

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Calyptridium Nutt. Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 1(2): 198. (1838) Synonymy not accepted by POWO (2024) Guilliams (2009), Nyffeler & Eggli (2010) and Simpson et al., (2010)
    • Philippiamra Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 58. (1891) Synonymy not accepted by Nyffeler & Eggli, (2010)
    • Rhodopsis Lilja, Fl. Sv. Odl. Vext., Suppl. 1: 42 (1840)
    • Spraguea Torr. Proc. Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 4: 190 (-191). (1851)
    • Silvaea Phil. Fl. Atacam. 21. (1860)
    • Tegneria Lilja, Fl. Sv. Odl. Vext.: 76 (1839)

Note: This is a view of Cistanthe s.s. representing the mainly West/Southern American species based around the type species.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental:Southern America
    • Regional:Southern South America
      • Argentina Northwest, Argentina South
    • Regional:Western South America
      • Chile Central, Chile North, Peru
  • Continental:Northern America
    • Regional:Southwestern USA
      • California
    • Regional:Mexico
      • Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northwest
    • Introduced into:
      • Jawa

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

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Guilliams, C.M. 2009. Phylogenetic reconstruction, character evolution, and conservation in the genus Calyptridium (Montiaceae). M.S. Thesis. San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Full text PDF.
  • Hershkovitz, M.A. 1991a. Phylogenetic assessment and revised circumscription of Cistanthe Spach (Portulacaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 78(4): 1009–1021.
  • Hershkovitz, M.A. 1991. Taxonomic notes on Cistanthe, Calandrinia, and Talinum (Portulacaceae). Phytologia 70(3): 209–225. BHL PDF Reference page. 
  • Miller, J.M. & Guilliams, C.M. 2017. Cistanthe, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, , Accessed on April 02, 2017
  • Nyffeler, R. & Eggli, U. 2010. Disintegrating Portulacaceae: A new familial classification of the suborder Portulacineae (Caryophyllales) based on molecular and morphological data. Taxon 59(1): 227–240. Abstract. Full text (PDF). Reference page. 
  • Ogburn, R.M. & Edwards, E.J. 2015. Life history lability underlies rapid climate niche evolution in the angiosperm clade Montiaceae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 92: 181-192. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.06.006 Full text PDF Reference page. 
  • Simpson, M.G., Silveira, M. & Guilliams, C.M. 2010. Taxonomy of Calyptridium parryi (Montiaceae). Madroño 57(3): 145–160. DOI: 10.3120/0024-9637-57.3.145 Paywall Full text PDF Reference page. 
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. & Belgrano, M.J. 2007. Taxonomical and nomenclatural novelties for the Vascular Flora of the Southern Cone of South America. Darwiniana, nueva serie 45: 236–241. Full text HTML

Vernacular names

English: Pussypaws
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