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Tripterocalyx

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Tripterocalyx
Tripterocalyx carneus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Tribe: Nyctagineae
Genus: Tripterocalyx
(Torr.) Hook.

Tripterocalyx is a small genus of flowering plants in the four o'clock family, Nyctaginaceae. It contains four species formerly included in the closely related genus Abronia, the sand-verbenas.[1] These plants are native to North America, especially the dry desert southwest of the United States. They bloom in heads of several colorful trumpet-shaped flowers. Sandpuffs or sand-verbenas are common names for plants in this genus.[2][3][4]

Species

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There are four species in the genus Tripterocalyx:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Flora of North America
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Tripterocalyx​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Tripterocalyx crux-maltae". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Tripterocalyx micranthus". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Tripterocalyx wootonii". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2020.