Rubiaceae
Houstonia

Houstonia pusilla Schoepf

First published in Reise Nordamer. Staat. 2: 306 (1788)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SE. U.S.A. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Introduced into:

Cuba, Maryland, New York

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Borhidi, A.L., Fernández-Zequeira, M. & Oviedo-Prieto, R. (2017). Rubiáceas de Cuba: 1-494. Akadémiai Kiadó.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Holton, I.F. [s.n.], Illinois K000760651 Yes
Parry, C.C. [433], Texas K000760654 Yes
Torrey [s.n.], Missouri K000760656 Yes
Riehl, N. [324], Missouri K000760648 Yes
Parry, C.C. [s.n.], Texas K001081638 Yes
Drummond, T. [149], Louisiana K000760647 Yes
Hall, E. [283], Texas K000760645 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [s.n.], Missouri K000760652 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], Arkansas K000760653 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.], Arkansas K000760646 Yes
Beck [s.n.], Missouri K000760655 Yes
Gray, A. [s.n.], Mississippi K000760649 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.], Louisiana K000760650 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 877] Hedyotis minima K001110144 Yes

Sources

  • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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