Capraria
| Capraria | |
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| Capraria biflora | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Leucophylleae[1] |
| Genus: | Capraria L.[2] |
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For the Italian island known in ancient times as Capraria, see Capraia.
Capraria is a genus of flowering plants in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae.[1] It is sometimes placed in the families Gratiolaceae, Plantaginaceae, or Veronicaceae.[2] The name is derived from the Latin word caprarius, meaning "pertaining to goats." This refers to goats being one of the few herbivores that will graze on the plants.[3]
Selected species
Formerly placed here
- Lindernia crustacea (L.) F.Muell. (as C. crustacea L.)
- Leucospora multifida (Michx.) Nutt. (as C. multifida Michx.)[5]
References
- 1 2 Gándara, Etelvina; Victoria Sosa (March 2013). "Testing the monophyly and position of the North American shrubby desert genus Leucophyllum (Scrophulariaceae: Leucophylleae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 171 (3): 508–518. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01327.x.
- 1 2 "Genus: Capraria L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-04-20. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ↑ Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. pp. 261–262. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
- ↑ "Capraria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- 1 2 "GRIN Species Records of Capraria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
External links
Media related to Capraria at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Capraria at Wikispecies
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