Vesper (plant)
| Vesper | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Vesper R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom |
| Synonyms | |
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Phellopterus (Torr. & A.Gray) Nutt. ex J.M.Coult. & Rose, nom. illeg. | |
Vesper is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1]
Its native range is western and central USA to north-western Mexico. It is found in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
The genus was circumscribed by Ronald Lee Hartmann and Guy L. Nesom in Phytoneuron 2012-94 on page 2 in 2012.[1]
The genus name of Vesper is derived from Fengjie Sun (b. 1968) and Stephen Roy Downie (b. 1959), 2 American botanists and evolutionary biologists in Georgia. Their surnames combined are (Sun-down) and Vespers are prayers at sundown.[2]
Species[edit]
As accepted by Kew;[1]
- Vesper bulbosus (A.Nelson) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
- Vesper constancei (R.L.Hartm.) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
- Vesper macrorhizus (Buckley) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
- Vesper montanus (Torr. & A.Gray) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
- Vesper multinervatus (J.M.Coult. & Rose) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
- Vesper purpurascens (A.Gray) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Vesper R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.