Sarcomphalus obtusifolius

Sarcomphalus obtusifolius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rhamnaceae
Subfamilia: Ziziphoideae
Tribus: Paliureae
Genus: Sarcomphalus
Species: Sarcomphalus obtusifolius
Varietates: S. o. var. canescens – S. o. var. obtusifolius

Name

Sarcomphalus obtusifolius (Hook. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Hauenschild, Taxon 65(1): 56 (2016).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Rhamnus obtusifolia Hook. ex Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 1(4): 685 (1840).
• Homotypic
  • Condalia obtusifolia (Hook. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Weberb., Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 3(Abt. 5): 404 (1895).
  • Condaliopsis obtusifolia (Hook. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Suess., Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 1(8): 354 (1953).
  • Ziziphus obtusifolia (Hook. ex Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray, Gen. Amer. Bor. 2: 170 (1849).
• Heterotypic
  • Condalia lycioides (A.Gray) Weberb., Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 3, Abt. 5: 404 (1895).
  • Condalia lycioides var. microphylla Loes., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8: 296 (1910).
  • Condalia rigida Wiggins, Contr. Dudley Herb. 4: 20 (1950).
  • Condaliopsis lycioides (A.Gray) Suess., Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2 [Engler & Prantl] 20d: 135 (1953).
  • Condaliopsis rigida (Wiggins) Wiggins, Veg. Fl. Sonoran Des. 2: 861 (1964).
  • Paliurus texanus Scheele, Linnaea 21: 594 (1848).
  • Ziziphus lycioides A.Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 168 (1850).

References

Primary references

• Hauenschild, F., Matuszak, S., Muellner-Riehl, A.N. & Favre, A. 2016. Phylogenetic relationships within the cosmopolitan buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae) support the resurrection of Sarcomphalus and the description of Pseudoziziphus gen. nov. Taxon 65(1): 47-64. DOI: 10.12705/651.4 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Sarcomphalus obtusifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Sarcomphalus obtusifolius. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Sarcomphalus obtusifolius. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 6 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Sarcomphalus obtusifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Dec. 2020.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sarcomphalus obtusifolius. Accessed: 2024 Feb. 10.

Vernacular names

English: Lotebush
español: Garrapatilla

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