Sairocarpus

Sairocarpus is a genus of the family Plantaginaceae, and is one of a group of plants commonly known as 'snapdragons'. It has twelve accepted species[1] and is being considered to include many species formerly considered as New World species of Antirrhinum.[2]

Sairocarpus
Sairocarpus cornutus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Tribe: Antirrhineae
Genus: Sairocarpus
D.A. Sutton
Type species
Sairocarpus nuttallianus
(Benth.) D.A. Sutton

Taxonomy

Selected species include;

  • Sairocarpus cornutus (Benth.) D.A. Sutton - Spurred snapdragon
  • Sairocarpus costatus (Wiggins) D.A. Sutton
  • Sairocarpus coulterianus (Benth.) D.A. Sutton - Coulter's snapdragon
  • Sairocarpus kingii (S. Watson) D.A. Sutton - Least snapdragon
  • Sairocarpus multiflorus (Pennell) D.A. Sutton
  • Sairocarpus nuttallianus (Benth.) D.A. Sutton
  • Sairocarpus subcordatus (A. Gray) D.A. Sutton
  • Sairocarpus vexillocalyculatus (Kellogg) D.A. Sutton
  • Sairocarpus virga (A. Gray) D.A. Sutton
  • Sairocarpus watsonii (Vasey & Rose) D.A. Sutton
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References
  1. The Plant List
  2. Barringer K. 2013. New combinations in Sairocarpus (Plantaginaceae). Phytoneuron 2013-34: 1–3. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography


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