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Oenothera L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 346 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000026653.

Synonyms of Oenothera

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Anogra Spach Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 339 (1835) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000002267
Baumannia Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 351 (1835) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000004244
Blennoderma Spach Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 406 (1835 publ. 1836) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000004754
Calylophus Spach Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 4: 272 (1835) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000006267
Galpinsia Britton Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 236 (1894) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000015256
Gaura L. Sp. Pl. : 347 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000015406
Gaurella Small Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 188 (1896) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000015407
Hartmannia Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 370 (1835) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000016987
Kneiffia Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 73 (1835) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000020089
Lavauxia Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 366 (1835) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000020775
Megapterium Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 363 (1835) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000023508
Meriolix Raf. Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 4: 182 (1819) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000023794
Onagra Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 : s.p. (1754) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000026831
Onosuris Raf. Fl. Ludov. : 95 (1817) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000026893
Pachylophus Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 365 (1835) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000027671
Peniophyllum Pennell Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 46: 373 (1919) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000028540
Raimannia Rose ex Britton & A.Br. Ill. Fl. N. U.S. , ed. 2, 2: 596 (1913) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000032492
Stenosiphon Spach Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 4: 170 (1835) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000036539
Xylopleurum Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 378 (1835) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000041035
Dictyopetalum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 2: 45 (1836) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000044398
Pseudo-oenothera Rupr. Fl. Ingr. : 365 (1860) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000045233

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Oenothera:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera Taraxia (Torr. & A.Gray) Rchb. Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch 170. 1841 (as “Pachylophis”) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-3500002630
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera alyssoides var. typica Munz Bot. Gaz. 85: 242. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395001
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera ammophila var. germanica (Boedijn) Rostański Acta Biol. (Katowice) 1: 25, without basionym ref. 1975 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401079
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera amoena f. roseoalba (Bernh.) Regel Gartenflora 13: 194~ 4, fig. 22-25; tab. 8, fig. 46-50; tab. 9, fig. 69-72. 1864 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001324012
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera amoena f. rubicunda (Lindl.) Regel Gartenflora 13: 194~ 4, fig. 22-25; tab. 8, fig. 46-50; tab. 9, fig. 69-72. 1864 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001324013
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera andina f. tripetala H.Lév. Monogr. Onothera 182. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001324014
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera andina var. typica Munz Bot. Gaz. 85: 250. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395002
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera biennis var. hirsutissima A.Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 579. 1873 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001411338
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera boothii var. typica Munz Bot. Gaz. 85: 248. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395008
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera brevipes var. typica Munz Amer. J. Bot. 15: 228. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395010
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera california subsp. eurekensis (Munz & J.C.Roos) W.M.Klein – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367298
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera cardiophylla var. typica Munz Amer. J. Bot. 15: 226. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395016
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera cespitosa var. navajoensis Cronquist Great Basin Naturalist 46: 259. 1986 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001411344
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera cheiranthifolia f. delicatula H.Lév. Monogr. Onothera 216. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001324017
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera cheiranthifolia var. contorta (Douglas) H.Lév. Monogr. Onothera 216 1905 — wfo-0001235327
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera cheiranthifolia var. typica Munz Bot. Gaz. 85: 268. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395017
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera cheiranthifolia var. viridescens (Hook.) Hoover Vasc. Pl. San Luis Obispo Co., Calif. 207. 1970 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001276672
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera coespitosa var. primiveris A.Gray – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392138
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera decorticans var. typica Munz Bot. Gaz. 85: 245~ 4, fig. 22-25; tab. 8, fig. 46-50; tab. 9, fig. 69-72. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395019
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera depressa f. latibracteata Rostański Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 11: 510. 1965 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325383
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera diffusa Nutt. Fl. N. Amer. 1: 513 1840 — wfo-0000389436
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera elegans H.Lév. Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 18(222-224): 289, 290. 1908 [May 1908] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000389386
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera grandiflora subsp. coronifera (Renner) A.Weihe Ill. Fl. Deutschland, ed. 23 982. 1972 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368352
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera greggii var. typica Munz Amer. J. Bot. 16: 709. 1929 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395023
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera guaraeflora var. hitchcockii H.Lév. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001391781
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera hartwegii var. typica Munz Amer. J. Bot. 16: 706. 1929 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395024
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera heterophylla var. heterophylla Fosberg Amer. Midl. Naturalist 27: 763~ 4, fig. 22-25; tab. 8, fig. 46-50; tab. 9, fig. 69-72. 1942 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395025
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera hexandra subsp. hexandra – – — wfo-0001281430
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera hirta f. reedii Munz Bot. Gaz. 85: 263. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001235279
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera hirta var. typica Munz Bot. Gaz. 85: 261. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395026
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera hookeri subsp. euhookeri Munz Aliso 2: 11. 1949 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367556
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera hookeri subsp. hewetti Cockerell – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367107
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera hookeri subsp. hirsutissima (A.Gray ex S.Watson) Munz Aliso 2: 18. 1949 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367557
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera hookeri subsp. ornata (A.Nelson) Munz Aliso 2: 25. 1949 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367558
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera hookeri var. angustifolia R.R.Gates Mutat. Factor Evol. 30. 1915 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera hookeri var. euhookeri Munz Aliso 2: 11~ 4, fig. 22-25; tab. 8, fig. 46-50; tab. 9, fig. 69-72. 1949 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395029
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera hookeri var. venusta (Bartlett) R.R.Gates Rhodora 59(697): 16 1957 — wfo-0001244703
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera hookeri var. wolfii Munz Aliso 2(1): 16. tab. 1, fig. B. 1949 [27 Apr 1949] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001397949
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera issleri var. silesiacoides Rostański & V.Jehlík Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 14(4): 424. 1979 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401080
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera lavandulifolia var. typica Munz Amer. J. Bot. 16: 704. 1929 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395034
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera micrantha var. exfoliata Munz Amer. J. Bot. 19: 778. 1932 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001087745
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera micrantha var. typica Munz Amer. J. Bot. 19: 778. 1932 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera minor var. typica Munz Bot. Gaz. 85: 239. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395038
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera missourensis f. elongata F.C.Gates Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 42: 137. 1940 [dt. 30 Mar-1 Apr 1939; publ. 23 Feb 1940] (as missouriensis) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325380
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera multijuga var. typica Munz Amer. J. Bot. 15: 230. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395041
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera muricata f. hungarica (Borbás) Jav. Magyar Fl. 2: 748. 1924 [Aug 1924] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001324023
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera muricata subsp. hungarica (Borbás) Soó – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001367170
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera pranticola var. numismatica (Bartlett) R.R.Gates – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392525
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera pulchella H.Lév. Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 18(222-224): 288, 291. 1908 [May 1908] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000389791
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera pulcherrima var. brauntoni H.Lév. Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 18(222-224): 261. 1908 [May 1908] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395046
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera pumila var. minima Lehm. in Hook. Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Hooker) 1(4): 212. 1832 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395047
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera quadricolumnata Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 21. 1790 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000389786
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera racemosa Nutt. Fl. N. Amer. 1: 514 1840 — wfo-0000389784
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera renneri f. mollis Renner ex Rostański Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 11: 510. 1965 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001323541
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera runcinata var. typica Munz Amer. J. Bot. 18: 323. 1931 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395050
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera sarmentosa var. californica J.M.Coult. & Rose – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001392572
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera scapoidea var. typica Munz Amer. J. Bot. 15: 233. 1928 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001395051
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera serotina Lehm. Index Seminum (HBG, Hamburgensis) 1825: 17 (1825) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000389731
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera sinuata var. grandis Britton Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5(Sig. 23): 358. 1894 [16 Dec 1894] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001397722
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera sinuata var. minima (Pursh) Nutt. – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001390905
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera spiralis f. arcuata H.Lév. Monogr. Onothera 222. 1905 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001324030
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera suaveolens f. erythrosepala (Borbás) Munz – Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001323709
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera trichocalyx f. acaulis H.Lév. Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 19(241-242): 306. 1910 [1909 publ. Jan 2010] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001324034
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera trichocalyx f. albicauloidea H.Lév. Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 19(241-242): 306 , fig. 22-25; tab. 8, fig. 46-50; tab. 9, fig. 69-72. 1910 [1909 publ. Jan 2010] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001324035
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera trichocalyx f. heterophylla H.Lév. Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 19(241-242): 306. 1910 [1909 publ. Jan 2010] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001324036
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Oenothera trichocalyx f. refracta H.Lév. Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 19(241-242): 306. 1910 [1909 publ. Jan 2010] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001324037