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Rhinotropis

Rhinotropis is a small genus in the family Polygalaceae. It was separated as a genus from Polygala by J. Richard Abbott in 2011. It is native to the south and west of the United States and to Mexico.

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Rhinotropis
Rhinotropis cornuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Rhinotropis
(S.F.Blake) J.R.Abbott1
Species

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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

Species

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

References

References

  1. "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