Biology:Vesper (plant)

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Vesper
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Vesper
R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
Synonyms

Phellopterus (Torr. & A.Gray) Nutt. ex J.M.Coult. & Rose, nom. illeg.

Vesper is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1]

Its native range is western and central USA to north-western Mexico. It is found in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus was circumscribed by Ronald Lee Hartmann and Guy L. Nesom in Phytoneuron 2012-94 on page 2 in 2012.[1]

The genus name of Vesper is derived from Fengjie Sun (b. 1968) and Stephen Roy Downie (b. 1959), 2 American botanists and evolutionary biologists in Georgia. Their surnames combined are (Sun-down) and Vespers are prayers at sundown.[2]

Species

As accepted by Kew;[1]

  • Vesper bulbosus (A.Nelson) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
  • Vesper constancei (R.L.Hartm.) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
  • Vesper macrorhizus (Buckley) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
  • Vesper montanus (Torr. & A.Gray) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
  • Vesper multinervatus (J.M.Coult. & Rose) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
  • Vesper purpurascens (A.Gray) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom

References

Wikidata ☰ Q106349476 entry