Antiphytum

Antiphytum, commonly known as saucerflower,[1] is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae.[2]

Antiphytum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Antiphytum
DC. ex Meisn.

Its native range is Texas to Mexico and from Brazil to Uruguay.[2]

Species:[2]

  • Antiphytum bornmuelleri Pilg.
  • Antiphytum caespitosum I.M.Johnst.
  • Antiphytum charruasorum Mendoza-Diaz et al[3]
  • Antiphytum ehrenbergii (Brand) Govaerts
  • Antiphytum floribundum (Torr.) A.Gray - Texas saucerflower[4]
  • Antiphytum geoffreyi N.Mend. & Flores Olv.
  • Antiphytum heliotropioides A.DC. - Mexican saucerflower[5]
  • Antiphytum hintoniorum L.C.Higgins & B.L.Turner
  • Antiphytum humilis (Brand) Govaerts
  • Antiphytum nudicalces I.M.Johnst.
  • Antiphytum paniculatum I.M.Johnst.
  • Antiphytum parryi S.Watson
  • Antiphytum peninsulare (Rose) I.M.Johnst.
  • Antiphytum stoechadifolium (Cham.) A.DC.

References
  1. "USDA Plant Profile: Antiphytum".
  2. "Antiphytum DC. ex Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. Nidia Mendoza-Díaz, Marina Díaz, Patricia Brussa, Fabián Muñoz, José M. Bonifacino and Hilda Flores-Olvera. 2020. White Flowers in South America: A New Species of Antiphytum (Echiochiloideae, Boraginaceae). Systematic Botany. 45(4); 913-920.
  4. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - the University of Texas at Austin".
  5. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - the University of Texas at Austin".
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