Boykinia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Saxifragaceae
Tribus: Boykinieae
Genus: Boykinia
Species: B. aconitifolia – B. intermedia – B. lycoctonifolia – B. major – B. occidentalis – B. richardsonii – B. rotundifolia
Name

Boykinia Nutt., J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 113. (1834)

Type species: Boykinia aconitifolia Nutt., J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 113. (1834)

Synonyms

Replaced synonym
Therofon Raf., New Fl. [Rafinesque] 4: 66 (1838), nom. illeg. pro parte see also Telesonix
Heterotypic
Neoboykinia H.Hara

References

Nuttall, T. 1834. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7: 113.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Boykinia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Boykinia. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 3 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Boykinia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
Tropicos.org 2020. Boykinia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov. 2020.

Boykinia is a small genus of plants related to the saxifrages. It contains at least nine species, known as brookfoams. Brookfoams are glandular rhizomatous creeping perennials with highly lobed or toothed leaves and inflorescences of petite flowers. They are native to North America and Asia.
Selected species

Boykinia aconitifolia Nutt. (type) – Allegheny brookfoam
Boykinia heucheriformis (Rydb.) Rosend.
Boykinia intermedia (A.Heller) G.N.Jones – Sierra brookfoam
Boykinia jamesii (Torr.) Engl.
Boykinia lycoctonifolia (Maxim.) Engl.
Boykinia major A.Gray – large boykinia<
Boykinia occidentalis Torr. & A.Gray – coastal brookfoam
Boykinia richardsonii (Hook.) A.Gray ex B.D.Jacks. – Richardson's brookfoam
Boykinia rotundifolia Parry ex A.Gray – roundleaf brookfoam

List source :[3]

References

The genus Boykinia, as well as the type B. aconitifolia were originally described and published in Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(1): 113–114. 1834. "Name - !Boykinia Nutt". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden (MOBOT). Retrieved February 1, 2013. "nom. cons.; Type Specimens: T: Boykinia aconitifolia Nutt."
"Name - !Boykinia Nutt. synonyms". Tropicos. MOBOT. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
"TPL, treatment of Boykinia Nutt". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2013.

Vernacular names
English: Brookfoams
suomi: Purokit