Giliastrum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polemoniaceae.[1]
| Giliastrum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Giliastrum (Brand) Rydb. (1917) |
Its native range is Central USA (found in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas) to Dominican Republic, Mexico and north-western Argentina.[1]
The genus name of Giliastrum is in honour of Filippo Luigi Gilii (1756–1821), an Italian clergyman, naturalist and astronomer who worked in part in the Vatican City,[2] and it was first described and published in Fl. Rocky Mts. on page 699 in 1917.[1]
Known species, according to Kew;[1]
- Giliastrum acerosum (A.Gray) Rydb.
- Giliastrum castellanosii J.M.Porter
- Giliastrum foetidum (Gillies ex Benth.) J.M.Porter
- Giliastrum gypsophilum (B.L.Turner) J.M.Porter
- Giliastrum incisum (Benth.) J.M.Porter
- Giliastrum insigne (Brand) J.M.Porter
- Giliastrum ludens (Shinners) J.M.Porter
- Giliastrum purpusii (Brandegee) J.M.Porter
- Giliastrum rigidulum (Benth.) Rydb.
- Giliastrum stewartii (I.M.Johnst.) J.M.Porter
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Giliastrum (Brand) Rydb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.