Acanthogilia
| Acanthogilia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Acanthogilia |
| Species: | A. gloriosa |
Acanthogilia is a genus with a single species of desert shrub from Baja California, Mexico. It was first scientifically described as a genus in 1986.[1] [2]
Classification
Its closest relatives within the family Polemoniaceae are not clear. Some evidence suggests it was first to diverge from the ancestral member of that family, some puts it in a group with Bonplandia, Cobaea, and Cantua, and some say that those three genera diverged first, followed by Acanthogilia (followed by the rest of the family).[3]
References
- ↑ Grant, Verne (1998), "Primary Classification and Phylogeny of the Polemoniaceae, with Comments on Molecular Cladistics", American Journal of Botany 85 (6): 741, doi:10.2307/2446408
- ↑ Day, A., and R. Moran. 1986. Acanthogilia, a new genus of Polemoniaceae from Baja California, Mexico. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 44: 111–126.
- ↑ Polemoniaceae. Phlox Family., Tree of Life, by Leigh Johnson, updated 2 January 2009