Polygalaceae
Hebecarpa

Hebecarpa obscura (Benth.) J.R.Abbott

First published in J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 5: 134 (2011)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arizona to W. Texas and Mexico. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. 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

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • 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.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • 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?
Gentry, H.S. [1834] Mexico K002748585 Yes
[Joisensen] [474] Mexico Polygala obscura K000590966 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mulford, A.I. [458] United States Polygala obscura K000564441 No
Pringle [s.n.] United States Polygala obscura K000635022 Holotype Yes
Pringle [s.n.] United States Polygala obscura K000592293 Type Yes
Hartweg [446] Mexico Polygala obscura K000478508 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hartweg [446] Mexico Polygala obscura K000478507 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 26, 1915 Greene, E.L. [s.n.] United States Polygala orthotricha K000592294 Isotype Yes
Wright, C. [104] United States Polygala orthotricha K000635024 Unknown Type Material Yes
Greene, E.L. [s.n.] United States Polygala orthotricha K000635025 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mulford, A.I. [981a] United States Polygala orthotricha K000635026 Unknown Type Material Yes

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 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