Cochlospermum gonzalezii

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Bixaceae
Genus: Cochlospermum
Species: Cochlospermum gonzalezii
Name

Cochlospermum gonzalezii (Sprague & L.Riley) Byng & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 138 (2018).
Synonyms

Basionym
Amoreuxia gonzalezii Sprague & L.Riley, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 102 (1922).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Southwestern USA
USA (S-Arizona)
Regional: Mexico
Mexico (Jalisco, Michoacan, Sinaloa, Sonora)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Byng, J.W. & Christenhusz, M.J.M., 2018. Global Fl. 4: 138.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cochlospermum gonzalezii in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 04. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Cochlospermum gonzalezii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cochlospermum gonzalezii. Published online. Accessed: May 04 2019.

Vernacular names
English: Santa Rita mountain yellowshow

Amoreuxia gonzalezii is a rare species of flowering plant in the Bixaceae known by the common names Santa Rita mountain yellowshow, Santa Rita throwup weed, saiya and temaqui.[1] It is native to Sonora in Mexico, its distribution extending just above the border into Arizona in the United States, where it occurs in the Santa Rita Mountains of Pima[2] and Santa Cruz Counties.[3][4] It has also been found in the States of Sinaloa and Jalisco to the south.[5][6]

This plant is a perennial herb with stems 25 to 35 centimeters long growing from a tuber-like rootstock. The leaves are divided deeply into 5 to 7 lobes, the blades dark green in color and 3 to 6 centimeters wide. The flower is 6 to 8 centimeters wide with five orange petals with dark red-brown spots at the bases. The flowers close in the daytime.[1] Blooming occurs in July through September.[2] The hanging fruit is up to 8 centimeters long and contains rounded brown seeds. This species is very similar to Amoreuxia palmatifida.[1]

This plant grows in the transition between desert scrub and grassland. In the Santa Rita Mountains it grows on limestone talus and in Mexico it has been found on granite. Other plants in the habitat include Eysenhardtia, Erythrina, Cercidium floridum, Tecoma, Agave schottii, Heteropogon, Fouquieria, Calliandra, Opuntia spp., Krameria, Janusia gracilis, Agave palmeri and Hibiscus coulteri.[1]
References

Amoreuxia gonzalezii. Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine Arizona Game & Fish Department Heritage Data Management System.
Amoreuxia gonzalezii. The Nature Conservancy.
Hodgson, W. 1993 "Bixacaeae, Lipsticktree Family". Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:188–189.
"Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map".
"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org.
McVaugh, R. 2001. Ochnaceae to Loasaceae. 3: 9–751. In R. McVaugh (ed.) Flora Novo-Galiciana. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor[ISBN missing]