Carlowrightia henricksonii

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Carlowrightia henricksonii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Carlowrightia
Species:
C. henricksonii
Binomial name
Carlowrightia henricksonii
T.F.Daniel

Carlowrightia henricksonii is a species of flowering plant native to the far north of Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico. [1] Like other members of the genus, commonly known as wrightworts, it is small shrub bearing inflorescences of lily-like flowers. No subspecies are listed in Catalog of Life. [2] It was first collected for scientific description by Marshall Conring Johnston and J. Crutchfield in 1960 and described by T.F. Daniel in 1983. [3] [4] It is named for American botanist James Solberg Henrickson.

Flowering plant clade of flowering plants (in APG I-III)

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Tamaulipas State of Mexico

Tamaulipas, officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas, is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria.

Mexico Country in the southern portion of North America

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometres (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million people, the country is the tenth most populous state and the most populous Spanish-speaking state in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and Mexico City, a special federal entity that is also the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the state include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana and León.

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James Solberg Henrickson is an American botanist born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was a Professor of Biology at California State University, Los Angeles. He is currently a research fellow at the Plant Resources Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

Thomas Franklin Daniel is an American botanist, and teacher. He is a specialist of the botanical family Acanthaceae. In 1975 he obtained his undergraduate from Duke University. In 1980, he obtained his doctorate at the University of Michigan. In 1981, he was assistant professor. Between 1981 and 1985 he was an assistant curator of the Arizona State University Herbarium.

References

  1. "Carlowrightia henricksonii; Acanthaceae - Original type specimen". University of Michigan Herbarium Vascular Plant Type Collection with Specimen Images. University of Michigan. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. "Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Catalogue of Life. ETI BioInformatics. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. Daniel, Thomas Franklin (1983). "Carlowrightia henricksonii". Flora Neotropica. Monograph 34: 95–97.
  4. "Carlowrightia henricksonii - T.F. Daniel". www.tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Gardens, 4344 Shaw Boulevard - Saint Louis, Missouri 63110. Retrieved 28 July 2017.