Bouchetia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Petunioideae
Genus: Bouchetia
Species: B. anomala – B. erecta – B. procumbens
Name

Bouchetia DC. ex Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 589. (1852)

Type species: Bouchetia erecta DC. ex Dunal, Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 589 (1852)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Leucanthea Scheele

References

Candolle, A.P. de 1852. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis ... (DC.) 13(1): 589.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bouchetia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Bouchetia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 28 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Bouchetia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Oct. 2020.

Bouchetia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1] Its native range is subtropical America and it is found in the countries of Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay and the United States (Texas).[1]

The genus name of Bouchetia is in honour of Dominique Bouchet-Doumenq (1771–1844), French physician and botanist in Montpellier.[2]
Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Bouchetia:[1]

Bouchetia anomala (Miers) Britton & Rusby
Bouchetia erecta DC. ex Dunal
Bouchetia procumbens DC. ex Dunal

References

"Bouchetia DC. ex Dunal | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume I, A–C. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 1–700. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.