Boraginaceae
Phacelia

Phacelia platycarpa (Cav.) Spreng.

First published in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 584 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Guatemala. It grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 1948 Nelson, E.W. [6056] Mexico K000744961 No
Jan 1, 1948 Nelson, E.W. [4842] Mexico K000744958 No
Jan 1, 1947 Galeotti, H.G. [3079] Mexico K000195663 Isotype Yes
Jurgensen [843] Mexico K000744937 No
Graham [253] Mexico K000195661 Type Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] Mexico K000744949 No
Linden, J. [1401] Mexico K000744942 No
Pringle, C.G. [9374] Mexico K000744934 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [11961] Mexico K000744944 No
Meisner, Dr. [1557] Mexico K000744952 No
Lyonnet, E. [2127] Mexico K000744943 No
Andrieux, G. [217] Mexico K000195664 Type Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [17036] Mexico K000744932 No
Ball, E.K.; Balls, W.B. [4882] Mexico K000744936 No
Christie [s.n.] Mexico K000195660 Yes
Galeotti, H. [4025] Mexico K000744947 No
Hinton, G.B. [614] Mexico K000744933 No
Balls, E.K. [4570] Mexico K000744940 No
Balls, E.K.; Balls, W.B. [4170] Mexico K000744939 No
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [7956] Mexico K000744953 No
Ortega, R. [265] Mexico K000744954 No
Parry, C., C.; Palmer, Ed. [606] Mexico K000195662 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [3854] Mexico K000744931 No
Balls, E.K. [4983] Mexico K000744941 No
Bourgeau, M. [493] Mexico K000744935 No
Pringle, C.G. [4165] Mexico K000744938 No
Rose, J.N. [2164] Mexico K000744950 No
Hinton, G.B. [503] Mexico K000744945 No
Andrieux, G. [217] Mexico K000195665 Yes
Arsène, F. [s.n.] Mexico K000744951 No
Zola, M.G.; et al. [45] Mexico K000744955 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images