Tiquilia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Ehretioideae
Genus: Tiquilia
Species: T. atacamensis – T. canescens – T. conspicua – T. cuspidata – T. darwinii – T. dichotoma – T. elongata – T. ferreyrae – T. fusca – T. galapagoa – T. gossypina – T. grandiflora – T. greggii – T. hispidissima – T. hunteri – T. latior – T. litoralis – T. mexicana – T. nesiotica – T. nuttallii – T. palmeri – T. paronychioides – T. parviflora – T. plicata – T. purpusii – T. simulans – T. tacnensis – T. tuberculata – T. turneri
Source(s) of checklist:
The Plant List
Name

Tiquilia Pers. (1805)

Type species: Tiquilia dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.

Synonyms

Eddya Torr. & A.Gray
Galapagoa Hook.f.
Ptilocalyx Torr. & A.Gray
Stegnocarpus (DC.) Torr.
Tiquiliopsis A.Heller
Triquiliopsis A.Heller ex Rydb.

References

Persoon, C.H. 1805. Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars prima. XII+546 pp. Apud Carol. Frid. Cramerum, Parisiis Lutetiorum [Paris]; Apud J.G. Cottam, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 157.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Tiquilia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Tiquilia. Published online. Accessed: Oct 13 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Tiquilia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Oct 13.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Tiquilia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names
English: crinklemat

Tiquilia is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. The 27 species in this genus are known by the common name crinklemat.[2] They are native to the Western Hemisphere and are mostly found in desert regions.
Selected species

Tiquilia canescens (DC.) A.T.Richardson. – woody crinklemat
Tiquilia darwinii (Hook.f.) A.T.Richardson
Tiquilia fusca Hook.f.
Tiquilia galapagoa (J.T.Howell) A.T.Richardson
Tiquilia gossypina (Woot. & Standl.) A.T.Richardson. – Texas crinklemat
Tiquilia greggii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.T.Richardson. – plumed crinklemat
Tiquilia hispidissima (Torr. & A.Gray) A.T.Richardson. – hairy crinklemat
Tiquilia latior (I.M.Johnst.) A.T.Richardson. – matted crinklemat
Tiquilia mexicana (S.Watson) A.T.Richardson. – Mexican crinklemat
Tiquilia nesiotica (J.T.Howell) A.T.Richardson – Gray Matplant
Tiquilia nuttallii (Benth.) A. T. Richardson – Nuttall's crinklemat[3]
Tiquilia palmeri (A.Gray) A.T.Richardson. – Palmer's crinklemat
Tiquilia paronychoides (Phil.) A.T.Richardson. – Peruvian sand flower[4]
Tiquilia plicata (Torr.) A.T.Richardson. – plaited crinklemat, fanleaf crinklemat[5]

T. greggii, or “plumed crinklemat”, in natural state.

T. greggii, or “plumed crinklemat”, detail of inflorescence.

References

"Genus: Tiquilia Pers". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-04-02. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
"Tiquilia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
"GRIN Species Records of Tiquilia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
"GBIF Species Records". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Retrieved 2017-02-06.
"Tiquilia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-09-14.