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December 2024

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Houstonia purpurea L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 105 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000215241.

Synonyms of Houstonia purpurea L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Anotis purpurea (L.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 3: 535 (1834) wfo-0000218369
Knoxia purpurea Lam. ex Poir. Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 3. 225. 1813 [24 Sep 1813] : erroneous entry wfo-0000221135
Oldenlandia purpurea (L.) A.Gray Manual , ed. 2: 173 (1856) wfo-0000255211
Chamisme purpurea (L.) Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 92 (1915) wfo-0000840543
Hedyotis purpurea (L.) Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. 2: 40 (1841) wfo-0000980752
Houstonia purpurea f. purpurea wfo-0001132349
Knoxia purpurea (L.) Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1: 259 (1892) wfo-1200061283

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link