Tiquilia

Tiquilia
Tiquilia canescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: (unplaced)
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Ehretioideae
Genus: Tiquilia
Pers.
Type species
Tiquilia dichotoma
Species

See text.

Synonyms

Eddya Torr. & A.Gray
Galapagoa Hook.f.
Monomesia Raf.
Ptilocalyx Torr. & A.Gray
Stegnocarpus Torr. & A.Gray
Tiquiliopsis A.Heller[1]

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

References

  1. "Genus: Tiquilia Pers.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-04-02. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  2. "Tiquilia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. "GRIN Species Records of Tiquilia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  4. "Tiquilia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
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