Orthosphenia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Celastrales

Familia: Celastraceae
Genus: Orthosphenia
Species: O. mexicana
Name

Orthosphenia Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 684. (1923)

Type species: Orthosphenia mexicana Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 684. (1923)
monotypic taxon

References

Standley, P.C. 1923. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23: 684.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Orthosphenia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Orthosphenia. Published online. Accessed: May 29 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Orthosphenia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 May 2021.
Orthosphenia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae. The only species is Orthosphenia mexicana.[1]

Its native range is Northeastern Mexico.[1]
References

"Orthosphenia Standl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 May 2021.