Calyptridium

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Montiaceae
Genus: Calyptridium
Species: C. hesseae – C. martirense – C. monandrum – C. monospermum – C. nevadense – C. parryi – C. pulchellum – C. pygmaeum – C. quadripetalum – C. roseum – C. umbellatum

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Calyptridium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 23. Reference page.

Name

Calyptridium Nutt. Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 1(2): 198. (1838)

Type species: Calyptridium monandrum Nutt. Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 1(2): 198. (1838)

Note: Often included in Cistanthe, but see Guillams (2009), Nyffeler & Eggli (2010) and Simpson et al., (2010). Moreover, the distribution is exclusively western Northern America and Cistanthe is Southern America

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Canada British Columbia Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming Regional: Southwestern U.S.A Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Nuttall, T. in J.Torrey & A.Gray, 1838. A Flora of North America: 1(2): 198.

Additional references

Guilliams, C.M. 2009. Phylogenetic reconstruction, character evolution, and conservation in the genus Calyptridium (Montiaceae). M.S. thesis. San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Full text PDF.
Nyffeler, R. & Eggli, U. 2010. Disintegrating Portulacaceae: A new familial classification of the suborder Portulacineae (Caryophyllales) based on molecular and morphological data. Taxon 59(1): 227–240. Abstract. Full text (PDF). Reference page.
Simpson, M.G., Silveira, M. & Guilliams, C.M. 2010. Taxonomy of Calyptridium parryi (Montiaceae). Madroño 57(3): 145–160. DOI: 10.3120/0024-9637-57.3.145 Full text PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Calyptridium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 February 23. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2017. Calyptridium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Dec. 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Calyptridium. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 2 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Pussypaws