Nama (plant)

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Nama
Nama demissum, Nevada desert
Nama demissum, Nevada desert
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Genus: Nama
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Nama is a genus of herbaceous plants belonging to the family Hydrophyllaceae. Most are found in North America.

The genus contains the following species[1]:

  • Nama aretioides-- ground nama
  • Nama californicum-- California fiddleleaf
  • Nama carnosum-- sand fiddleleaf
  • Nama demissum-- purplemat
  • Nama densum-- leafy nama
  • Nama depressum-- depressed fiddleleaf
  • Nama dichotomum-- wishbone fiddleleaf
  • Nama havardii-- Havard's fiddleleaf
  • Nama hispidum-- bristly nama
  • Nama jamaicense-- Jamaicanweed
  • Nama lobbii-- Lobb's fiddleleaf
  • Nama macranthum
  • Nama parvifolium-- small-leaf fiddleleaf
  • Nama pusillum-- eggleaf fiddleleaf
  • Nama retrorsum-- betatakin fiddleleaf
  • Nama rothrockii-- Rothrock's fiddleleaf
  • Nama sandwicense-- hinahina kahakai
  • Nama stenocarpum-- mud fiddleleaf
  • Nama stevensii-- Stevens' fiddleleaf
  • Nama torynophyllum-- matted fiddleleaf
  • Nama undulatum-- whitewhisker fiddleleaf
  • Nama xylopodum-- yellowseed fiddleleaf

[edit] References

  1. ^ USDA Plants Database. http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=profile&symbol=NAMA4&display=63