Tripterocalyx is a small genus of flowering plants in the four o'clock family, Nyctaginaceae. It contains four species formerly included in the closely related genus Abronia, the sand-verbenas.[1] These plants are native to North America, especially the dry desert southwest of the United States. They bloom in heads of several colorful trumpet-shaped flowers. Sandpuffs or sand-verbenas are common names for plants in this genus.[2][3][4]
| Tripterocalyx | |
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| Tripterocalyx carneus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
| Tribe: | Nyctagineae |
| Genus: | Tripterocalyx (Torr.) Hook. |
Species edit
There are four species in the genus Tripterocalyx:[1]
- Tripterocalyx carneus – winged sandpuffs
- Tripterocalyx crux-maltae – Kellogg's sand-verbena[3]
- Tripterocalyx micranthus – small-flowered sand-verbena[4]
- Tripterocalyx wootonii (sometimes treated as a variety of T. carneus) – Wooton's sandpuffs[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Flora of North America
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tripterocalyx". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Tripterocalyx crux-maltae". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Tripterocalyx micranthus". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Tripterocalyx wootonii". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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