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Houstonia sharpii

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Species of plant

Houstonia sharpii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Houstonia
Species: H. sharpii
Binomial name
Houstonia sharpii
Terrell
Synonyms

Hedyotis sharpii (Terrell) G.L.Nesom

Houstonia sharpii, the Hidalgo bluet, is a plant species in the family Rubiaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial up to 30 cm tall, spreading by means of stolons spreading along the surface of the ground. It also has white flowers. It is native to the states of Hidalgo, Puebla and Veracruz in Mexico.

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Terrell, Edward E. (1980). "Two New Species and a New Combination in Houstonia (Rubiaceae) from Mexico". Brittonia. 32 (4). f. 1. Bibcode:1980Britt..32..490T. doi:10.2307/2806155. JSTOR 2806155.
  3. Nesom, Guy L. 1988. Systematic Botany 13(3): 434, Hedyotis sharpii
  4. CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
  5. Instituto de Biología. "Houstonia sharpii Torrell - IBUNAM:MEXU:PV1156910". UNIBIO: Colecciones Biológicas. 2010-05-27. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Consultada en: 2014-5-6. Disponible en: <http://unibio.unam.mx/collections/specimens/urn/IBUNAM:MEXU:PV1156910 Archived 2017-02-23 at the Wayback Machine>
Taxon identifiers
Houstonia sharpii


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