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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.

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Synonyms of Oenothera

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