Carlowrightia

Carlowrightia
Carlowrightia arizonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Carlowrightia
A.Gray
Synonyms

Cardiacanthus Nees & S.Schauer
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,[1] are mainly small shrubs bearing inflorescences of lily-like flowers. They are native to the Americas, with many species found in western North America. The genus was named for the American botanist Charles Wright.

Selected species

References

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  1. 1 2 "Carlowrightia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  2. "Species Records of Carlowrightia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-05-27.

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