Rhinotropis is a small genus in the family Polygalaceae.[1] It was separated as a genus from Polygala by J. Richard Abbott in 2011.[2] It is native to the south and west of the United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah) and to Mexico.[1]

Rhinotropis
Rhinotropis cornuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Rhinotropis
(S.F.Blake) J.R.Abbott[1]
Species

See text.

Species edit

As of April 2020, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Rhinotropis (S.F.Blake) J.R.Abbott", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2020-04-13
  2. ^ Abbott, J. Richard (2011), "Notes on the disintegration of Polygala (Polygalaceae), with four new genera for the Flora of North America", Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 5 (1): 125–137, JSTOR 41972495