Loasaceae

Mentzelia Plum. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 516 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is New World.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Manitoba, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Mexico, Nicaragua, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Washington, Windward Is., Wyoming

Introduced into:

Cape Verde

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Schenk, J.J. & Hufford, L. (2020). A phylogenetic monograph of Mentzelia Section Bartonia (Loasaceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 110: 1-239.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1968 Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000810479 Isotype Yes
Redfield, J.H. [s.n.] United States K000810482 Unknown Type Material Yes
Galeotti, H.G. [3681] Mexico K000372660 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rico, L.; Avendaño R., R. [2029] Mexico K000266376 No
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000810481 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [211] United States K000810483 Unknown Type Material Yes
Emory, W.H. [390] United States K000810480 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rico, L.; Avendaño R., R. [2015] Mexico K000265994 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0