Rubiaceae

Houstonia Gronov.

First published in C.Linnaeus, Sp. Pl.: 105 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is N. America.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced into:

Cuba

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.
  • Terrell, E.E. (2007). Relationships of Houstonia prostrata (Rubiaceae) of Mexico and Arizona and a review of Houstonia subgebera and sections. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1: 109-119.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Carey, J. [s.n.] United States K000760640 Unknown Type Material Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States K000760642 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K000760650 Unknown Type Material Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States K000760656 Unknown Type Material Yes
Geyer, C.A. [s.n.] United States K000760652 Unknown Type Material Yes
Carey, J. [s.n.] United States K000760641 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000760653 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peter, R. [s.n.] United States K000760643 Unknown Type Material Yes
Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A. [433] United States K000760654 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000760637 Unknown Type Material Yes
Beck [s.n.] United States K000760655 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000760644 Unknown Type Material Yes
Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A. [s.n.] United States K001081638 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peter, R. [s.n.] United States K000760638 Unknown Type Material Yes
Holton, I.F. [s.n.] United States K000760651 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K000760639 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0