Tiquilia

Tiquilia

Tiquilia canescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	(unplaced)
Family:	Boraginaceae
Subfamily:	Ehretioideae
Genus:	Tiquilia Pers.
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. They are native to the Western Hemisphere and are mostly found in desert regions.

Selected species

Tiquilia canescens (DC.) A.T.Richardson. – woody crinklemat
Tiquilia darwinii (Hook.f.) A.T.Richardson
Tiquilia fusca Hook.f.
Tiquilia galapagoa (J.T.Howell) A.T.Richardson
Tiquilia gossypina (Woot. & Standl.) A.T.Richardson. – Texas crinklemat
Tiquilia greggii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.T.Richardson. – plumed crinklemat
Tiquilia hispidissima (Torr. & A.Gray) A.T.Richardson. – hairy crinklemat
Tiquilia latior (I.M.Johnst.) A.T.Richardson. – matted crinklemat
Tiquilia mexicana (S.Watson) A.T.Richardson. – Mexican crinklemat
Tiquilia nesiotica (J.T.Howell) A.T.Richardson
Tiquilia nuttallii (Benth.) A. T. Richardson – Nuttall's crinklemat^[2]
Tiquilia palmeri (A.Gray) A.T.Richardson. – Palmer's crinklemat
Tiquilia paronychoides – Peruvian sand flower
Tiquilia plicata (Torr.) A.T.Richardson. – plaited crinklemat, fanleaf crinklemat^[3]

References

^ "Genus: Tiquilia Pers.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-04-02. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?12165. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
^ "GRIN Species Records of Tiquilia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?12165. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
^ "Tiquilia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=500591. Retrieved 2010-09-14.

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tiquilia Tiquilia] at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Tiquilia at Wikispecies