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June 2023

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genus

Oenothera L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 346 (1753)

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.

Literature

Sp. Pl. 1: 346. 1753 [1 May 1753]

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Synonyms of Oenothera

Name	Author	Protologue	WFO link
Anogra	Spach	Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 339 (1835)	wfo-4000002267
Baumannia	Spach	Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 351 (1835)	wfo-4000004244
Blennoderma	Spach	Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 406 (1835 publ. 1836)	wfo-4000004754
Calylophus	Spach	Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 4: 272 (1835)	wfo-4000006267
Galpinsia	Britton	Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 236 (1894)	wfo-4000015256
Gaura	L.	Sp. Pl. : 347 (1753)	wfo-4000015406
Gaurella	Small	Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 23: 188 (1896)	wfo-4000015407
Hartmannia	Spach	Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 370 (1835)	wfo-4000016987
Kneiffia	Spach	Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 73 (1835)	wfo-4000020089
Lavauxia	Spach	Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 366 (1835)	wfo-4000020775
Megapterium	Spach	Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 363 (1835)	wfo-4000023508
Meriolix	Raf.	Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 4: 182 (1819)	wfo-4000023794
Onagra	Mill.	Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 : s.p. (1754)	wfo-4000026831
Onosuris	Raf.	Fl. Ludov. : 95 (1817)	wfo-4000026893
Pachylophus	Spach	Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 365. 1835.	wfo-4000027670
Peniophyllum	Pennell	Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 46: 373 (1919)	wfo-4000028540
Raimannia	Rose ex Britton & A.Br.	Ill. Fl. N. U.S. , ed. 2, 2: 596 (1913)	wfo-4000032492
Stenosiphon	Spach	Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4(4): 384. 1836 [dt. 1835; publ. Apr 1836]	wfo-4000036539
Usoricum	–	–	wfo-4000039894
Xylopleurum	Spach	Hist. Nat. Vég. 4: 378 (1835)	wfo-4000041035
Dictyopetalum	Fisch. & C.A.Mey.	Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 2: 45 (1836)	wfo-4000044398
Pseudo-oenothera	Rupr.	Fl. Ingr. : 365 (1860)	wfo-4000045233

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Unplaced Names

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

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Oenothera acaulis var. major	Ser. ex DC.	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 3: 49. 1828 [mid Mar 1828]		wfo-0001394999
Oenothera acuminata	Phil.	–	—	wfo-0001087474
Oenothera adriatica	Soldano	Nat. Bresciana 28: 103 (1992 publ. 1993)		wfo-0000389506
Oenothera agryrophylla	Spach	–	—	wfo-0001087475
Oenothera alata	Nutt.	Gen. N. Amer. Pl. [Nuttall]. 1: 248. 1818 [14 Jul 1818]		wfo-0000389500
Oenothera alba	Noronha	Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 21. 1790		wfo-0000389499
Oenothera albicaulis	Nutt.	Gen. N. Amer. Pl. [Nuttall]. 1: 245. 1818 [14 Jul 1818]		wfo-1200009703
Oenothera albicaulis f. acaulis	H.Lév.	Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 19(241-242): 302. 1910 [1909 publ. Jan 2010]		wfo-0001324008
Oenothera albicaulis f. californica	(S.Watson) Regel	Gartenflora 30: 131. 1881		wfo-0001324009
Oenothera albicaulis f. dentata	H.Lév.	Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 19(241-242): 302. 1910 [1909 publ. Jan 2010]		wfo-0001324010
Oenothera albicaulis f. sinuata	H.Lév.	Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 19(241-242): 302. 1910 [1909 publ. Jan 2010]		wfo-0001324011
Oenothera albipercurva	Renner ex Hudz.	–	—	wfo-0001087440
Oenothera albisubcurva	Renner	–	—	wfo-0001087441
Oenothera alyssoides var. typica	Munz	Bot. Gaz. 85: 242. 1928		wfo-0001395001
Oenothera ammophila var. germanica	(Boedijn) Rostański	Acta Biol. (Katowice) 1: 25, without basionym ref. 1975		wfo-0001401079
Oenothera amoena f. roseoalba	(Bernh.) Regel	Gartenflora 13: 194~ 4, fig. 22-25; tab. 8, fig. 46-50; tab. 9, fig. 69-72. 1864		wfo-0001324012
Oenothera amoena f. rubicunda	(Lindl.) Regel	Gartenflora 13: 194~ 4, fig. 22-25; tab. 8, fig. 46-50; tab. 9, fig. 69-72. 1864		wfo-0001324013
Oenothera andina f. tripetala	H.Lév.	Monogr. Onothera 182. 1905		wfo-0001324014
Oenothera andina var. typica	Munz	Bot. Gaz. 85: 250. 1928		wfo-0001395002
Oenothera angustifolia	Mill.	Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768 [16 Apr 1768]		wfo-0000389556
Oenothera asperifolia	Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray	Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 1(3): 509. 1840 [Jun 1840]		wfo-0000389577
Oenothera auricula	H.Lév.	Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 18(222-224): 269, 273. 1908 [May 1908]		wfo-0000389580
Oenothera autranii	H.Lév.	Monogr. Onothera 2: 208 A. 1905 [Jan-Feb 1905]		wfo-0000389574
Oenothera beckeri	Renner	Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 60: 457. 1942		wfo-0000389569
Oenothera bertolonii	Wells	J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 60: 485 (1935)		wfo-0000389566
Oenothera biennis f. hookeri	(Torr. & A.Gray) B.Boivin	Naturaliste Canad. 93: 644. 1966		wfo-0001324015
Oenothera biennis f. leptomeres	(Bartlett) P.D.Sell	Fl. Gr. Brit. Ireland 3: 518. 2009		wfo-0001325736
Oenothera biennis f. muricata	(L.) B.Boivin	Naturaliste Canad. 93: 644. 1966		wfo-0001324016
Oenothera biennis subsp. grandiflora	Stomps	Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 41: 135. 1948		wfo-0001367190
Oenothera biennis subsp. rubricaulis	(Kleb.) Stomps	Recueil Trav. Bot. Néerl. 41: 136. 1948		wfo-0001367254
Oenothera biennis subsp. strigosa	(Rydb.) Piper	Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 407. 1906 [8 Oct 1906]		wfo-0001367136
Oenothera biennis subsp. suaveolens	(Pers.) Hegi	–		wfo-0001367272
Oenothera biennis var. hirsutissima	A.Gray	Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 579. 1873		wfo-0001411338
Oenothera biennis var. suaveolens	(Pers.) Thell.	–		wfo-0001390937
Oenothera biennis var. suaveolens	Leveille	–		wfo-0001391550
Oenothera biennis var. vulgaris	Torr. & A.Gray	Fl. N. Amer. (Torr. & A. Gray) 1(3): 492. 1840 [Jun 1840]		wfo-0001395005
Oenothera bifrons	D.Don in Sweet	Brit. Fl. Gard. [Sweet] ser. 2, 4: t. 386. 1838		wfo-0000389104
Oenothera bistorta var. typica	Munz	Bot. Gaz. 85: 266. 1928		wfo-0001395006
Oenothera boothii var. typica	Munz	Bot. Gaz. 85: 248. 1928		wfo-0001395008
Oenothera bottae	Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 206.		wfo-0000389103
Oenothera brachycarpa var. typica	Munz	Amer. J. Bot. 17: 368. 1930		wfo-0001395009
Oenothera brandegeei	(Munz) P.H.Raven	Madroño 20(7): 352. 1971 [1970 publ. 1971]		wfo-0000389100
Oenothera brasiliensis	Gardner ex Micheli	Fl. Bras. (Martius) 13(2): 155. 1875 [1 Mar 1875]		wfo-0000389099
Oenothera brevicapsula	Bartlett	Cybele Columb. 1: 42. 1914		wfo-0000389079
Oenothera brevicapsula	Greene	Cyb. Columb. i. 42 (1914).		wfo-0000389089
Oenothera brevipes var. typica	Munz	Amer. J. Bot. 15: 228. 1928		wfo-0001395010
Oenothera brevistylis	de Vries	Mutationstheorie i. 153, 322-326 (1901).		wfo-0000389076
Oenothera caesia	Nutt.	Fl. N. Amer. 1: 514 1840	—	wfo-0000389071
Oenothera caespitosa	Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.	Bot. Misc. 3: 311. 1833		wfo-0000389070
Oenothera california subsp. eurekensis	(Munz & J.C.Roos) W.M.Klein	–		wfo-0001367298
Oenothera californica var. typica	Munz	Amer. J. Bot. 18: 325. 1931		wfo-0001395015
Oenothera campylocarpa	hort. ex E.Vilm.	Fl. Pleine Terre (ed. 2) 291. 1866		wfo-0000389531
Oenothera capensis	hort. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 206.		wfo-0000389529
Oenothera capillifolia var. gayleana	(B.L.Turner & M.J.Moore) Allred	Phytoneuron 2019-59: 2. 2019		wfo-1200009010
Oenothera cardiophylla var. typica	Munz	Amer. J. Bot. 15: 226. 1928		wfo-0001395016
Oenothera cavernae	Munz	Leafl. W. Bot. 3: 50 (1942)		wfo-0001087521
Oenothera cespitosa subsp. brandegeei	(Munz) Munz	N. Amer. Fl. ser. 2, 5: 101. 1965 [28 Dec 1965]		wfo-0001367554
Oenothera cespitosa subsp. jonesii	(Munz) Munz	N. Amer. Fl. ser. 2, 5: 100. 1965 [28 Dec 1965]		wfo-0001367555
Oenothera cespitosa var. brandegeei	Munz	Amer. J. Bot. 18: 732. 1931		wfo-0001395011
Oenothera cespitosa var. brandegeei	Munz	–		wfo-0001402729
Oenothera cespitosa var. jonesii	Munz	Amer. J. Bot. 18: 731. 1931		wfo-0001395012
Oenothera cespitosa var. montana	(Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Durand	–		wfo-0001391743
Oenothera cespitosa var. navajoensis	Cronquist	Great Basin Naturalist 46: 259. 1986		wfo-0001411344
Oenothera cespitosa var. purpurea	(S.Watson) Munz	Amer. J. Bot. 18: 730. 1931		wfo-0001395013
Oenothera cespitosa var. typica	Munz	Amer. J. Bot. 18: 730. 1931		wfo-0001395014
Oenothera cheiranthifolia f. delicatula	H.Lév.	Monogr. Onothera 216. 1905		wfo-0001324017
Oenothera cheiranthifolia var. contorta	(Douglas) H.Lév.	Monogr. Onothera 216 1905	—	wfo-0001235327
Oenothera cheiranthifolia var. typica	Munz	Bot. Gaz. 85: 268. 1928		wfo-0001395017
Oenothera cheiranthifolia var. viridescens	(Hook.) Hoover	Vasc. Pl. San Luis Obispo Co., Calif. 207. 1970		wfo-0001276672
Oenothera clandestina	Nutt. ex S.Watson	Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 615 1873	—	wfo-0001240855
Oenothera clypeata	H.Lév.	Monogr. Onothera 222 1905	—	wfo-0001240519
Oenothera cochinchinensis	Lour. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. 1: 561 (1821)		wfo-0000389544
Oenothera coespitosa var. primiveris	A.Gray	–		wfo-0001392138
Oenothera columbiana	Greene	Cyb. Columb. i. 48 (1914), in obs., nomen.		wfo-0000389542
Oenothera communis	H.Lév.	Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 19(241-242): 328. 1910 [dt. 1909; publ. Jan 1910]		wfo-0000389540
Oenothera communis f. suaveolens	(Pers.) H.Lév.	Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 19(241-242): 330. 1910 [1909 publ. Jan 2010] : erroneous entry		wfo-0001323734
Oenothera communis f. suaveolens	H.Lév.	Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. sér. 3, 19(241-242): 330, 332. 1910 [1909 publ. Jan 2010]		wfo-0001325335
Oenothera communis f. suaveolens	Leveillee	Nomen		wfo-0001326844
Oenothera contorta var. typica	Munz	Bot. Gaz. 85: 253. 1928		wfo-0001395018
Oenothera cordata	Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 206.		wfo-0000389421
Oenothera corymbosa	Lam.	Encycl. 4: 554 (1798)		wfo-0000389418
Oenothera corymbosa	Sims	Bot. Mag. 45: t. 1974. 1818 [1 Mar 1818]		wfo-0000389420
Oenothera crassipes	Hort.Berol. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 206, in syn.		wfo-0001354654
Oenothera crispa	Schult.	Observ. Bot. : 73 (1809)		wfo-0000389415
Oenothera cuneifolia	Raf.	Atlantic J. 1: 147 (1832)		wfo-0000389413
Oenothera cuspidata	Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 206 (1841)		wfo-0000389409
Oenothera davisii	Greene	Cyb. Columb. i. 54 (1914), in obs.		wfo-0000389408
Oenothera decorticans var. typica	Munz	Bot. Gaz. 85: 245~ 4, fig. 22-25; tab. 8, fig. 46-50; tab. 9, fig. 69-72. 1928		wfo-0001395019
Oenothera deltoidea	Torr. & Frém.	–		wfo-0001349302
Oenothera deltoides f. glabrata	Munz	Amer. J. Bot. 18: 314. 1931		wfo-0001325334
Oenothera deltoides var. typica	Munz	Amer. J. Bot. 18: 313. 1931		wfo-0001395020
Oenothera depressa f. latibracteata	Rostański	Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 11: 510. 1965		wfo-0001325383
Oenothera diffusa	Nutt.	Fl. N. Amer. 1: 513 1840	—	wfo-0000389436
Oenothera distorta	Veitch ex E.Vilm.	Fl. Pleine Terre (edition 3) 370. 1870		wfo-0000389423
Oenothera drawertii	Renner ex Rastanski	Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 12: 341 1966	—	wfo-0001087989
Oenothera drummondii var. typica	Munz	Amer. J. Bot. 22: 651~ 4, fig. 22-25; tab. 8, fig. 46-50; tab. 9, fig. 69-72. 1935		wfo-0001395021
Oenothera dubia	E.H.L.Krause	Deutschl. Fl. (Sturm), ed. 2. 9: 192. 1901		wfo-0000389429
Oenothera dubia f. latifolia	E.H.L.Krause	Deutschl. Fl. (Sturm), ed. 2. 9: 192. 1901		wfo-0001325382
Oenothera dubia	hort. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 206.		wfo-0000389430
Oenothera editicaulis	Hudziok	Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 101: 47. 1964, designat. typi omissa; et in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 105: 99. 1968, cum typo.		wfo-0000389427