Tamaulipa

Blue boneset[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Supertribe: Helianthodae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Tamaulipa
R.M.King & H.Rob.
Binomial name
Tamaulipa azurea
(DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Eupatorium azureum DC.
  • Eupatorium ageratifolium Coulter
  • Eupatorium ageratifolium var. acuminatum J.M.Coult.
  • Kyrstenia acuta Greene

Tamaulipa is a genus of flowering plants in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family.[4][5]

species[2]

The only known species is Tamaulipa azurea, is commonly known as blue boneset.[6] The generic name refers to the State of Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico, and to the Tamaulipan mezquital scrubland, which covers much of the state. The species also occurs in the extreme southern part of Texas (Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy Counties) in the USA.[7] It is a climbing shrub or non-twining vine that grows to about 2 to 3 m (6.6 to 9.8 ft) and has bluish or blue lavender flowers.[8][9]

It has medicinal value and can be used in beverages.[10]

Classification

Tamaulipa is in the tribe Eupatorieae of the aster family. Its closest relatives in the tribe are unclear; both Conoclinium and Chromolaena have been proposed.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tamaulipa azurea (A. P. de Candolle) R. M. King & H. Robinson". Flora of North America.
  2. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. ↑ "Tamaulipa azurea (DC.) King & H.E. Robins.". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  4. ↑ King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1971. Phytologia 22(3): 153-155
  5. ↑ Tropicos, Tamaulipa R.M. King & H. Rob.
  6. ↑ "Tamaulipa azurea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Tamaulipa R. M. King & H. Robinson". Flora of North America. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  8. ↑ Everitt, J. H.; Dale Lynn Drawe; Robert I. Lonard (2002). Trees, Shrubs, and Cacti of South Texas. Texas Tech University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-89672-473-0.
  9. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  10. ↑ Luis Hernández Sandoval, Claudia González Romo, Francisco Gomzález Medrano (1991). "Plantas Útiles de Tamaulipas, México" (PDF). Anales del Instituto de Biología serie Botánica (in Spanish) (Univ. Nac. Autón. México) 62 (1): 1–38. ISSN 0185-254X.
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