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Giliastrum

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Giliastrum
Giliastrum rigidulum in Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Texas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Giliastrum
(Brand) Rydb. (1917)

Giliastrum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polemoniaceae.[1]

Taxonomy

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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]

Species

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Known species, according to Kew;[1]

Distribution

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Its native range is the central and southwestern USA (found in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas) to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic) and Mexico down to northwestern Argentina.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Giliastrum (Brand) Rydb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.