Celastraceae
Mortonia

Mortonia sempervirens A.Gray

First published in Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 35 (1853)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Texas to Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila). It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Texas

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A. [179] United States K000669854 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [927] United States K000669855 Type Yes
Parry, C.C.; Bigelow, J.M.; Wright, C.; Schott, A. [180] United States K000669851 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [927] United States K000669853 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [927] Mexico K000669856 Type Yes
Wright, C. [92] United States K000669852 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [92] United States K000669850 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [92] United States K000669849 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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