Amoreuxia
| Amoreuxia | |
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| Amoreuxia gonzalezii fruits | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Bixaceae |
| Genus: | Amoreuxia Moc. & Sessé ex DC[1] |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Euryanthe Cham. & Schltdl. | |
Amoreuxia is a genus of flowering plants in the achiote family, Bixaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Cochlospermaceae.[1] Members of the genus are commonly known as yellowshow.[3] They are native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Peru, Curaçao, and the southwestern United States.[2][4][5][6]
- Amoreuxia gonzalezii Sprague & L.Riley – Santa Rita Mountain yellowshow - Sonora, Sinaloa, Jalisco, southern Arizona
- Amoreuxia malvifolia A.Gray - Chihuahua, Durango
- Amoreuxia palmatifida Moc. & Sessé ex DC. – Mexican yellowshow - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Arizona, New Mexico
- Amoreuxia wrightii A.Gray – Wright's yellowshow - Curaçao, Peru, Chihuahua, Durango, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Campeche, Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Texas
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Genus: Amoreuxia DC". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2005-01-29. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ a b c "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew".
- ^ a b "Amoreuxia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ Carnevali, G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Duno de Stefano & I. M. Ramírez Morillo. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Peninsula Yucatán: Listado Florístico 1–326
- ^ Poppendieck, H. 1981. Cochlospermaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 27: 1–34.
- ^ Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Amoreuxia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
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