Loeselia

Loeselia
Loeselia mexicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Subfamily:	Polemonioideae
Tribe:	Loeselieae
Genus:	Loeselia L. [1]
Species
See text
Synonyms [2]
HoitziaJuss.

Loeselia is a genus of flowering plants in the phlox family Polemoniaceae, native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, Columbia and Venezuela. A number of species are found only in the Balsas Depression of southwestern Mexico. ^[3] It was named for German botanist Johannes Loesel by Linnaeus in 1753. ^[4]

Species

Currently accepted species include: ^[2]

• Loeselia amplectens Benth.
• Loeselia campechiana C.Gut.Báez & Duno
• Loeselia ciliata L.
• Loeselia coerulea (Cav.) G.Don
• Loeselia cordifolia Hemsl. & Rose
• Loeselia glandulosa (Cav.) G.Don
• Loeselia grandiflora Standl.
• Loeselia greggii S.Watson
• Loeselia hintoniorum B.L.Turner
• Loeselia mexicana (Lam.) Brand
• Loeselia pumila (M.Martens & Galeotti) Walp.
• Loeselia purpusii Brandegee
• Loeselia rupestris Benth.
• Loeselia rzedowskii McVaugh
• Loeselia spectabilis J.M.Porter & V.W.Steinm.
• Loeselia tancitaroensis J.M.Porter & V.W.Steinm.

References

1. Sp. Pl.: 628 (1753)
2. "Loeselia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
3. Porter, J. Mark; Steinmann, Victor W. (2009). "Two New Loeselia (Polemoniaceae) Species from Michoacán, Mexico". Systematic Botany. 34 (4): 730–736. doi:10.1600/036364409790139628. S2CID   85899542.
4. Stafleu, Frans A.; Cowan, Richard S. (1976). Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. p. 157. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.48631.