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Ayenia limitaris  Cristóbal
Taxonomic Serial No.: 21571

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Nephropetalum pringlei B.L. Rob. & Greenm.
  
  Common Name(s): Texas ayenia [English]
  
    Rio Grande ayenia [English]
  
    Tamaulipan kidney petal [English]
  
    kidney petal [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderMalvales   
                            FamilyMalvaceae  – mallows, mauves  
                               GenusAyenia L.  
                                  SpeciesAyenia limitaris Cristóbal – Texas ayenia, Rio Grande ayenia, Tamaulipan kidney petal, kidney petal  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Laurence J. Dorr   
  Notes: Research Botanist and Associate Curator, National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History, MRC 166, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA   
  Reference for: Ayenia limitaris    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Malvales of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Ayenia limitaris   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ayenia limitaris   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Ayenia limitaris   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Ayenia limitaris   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds.   
  Publication Date: 2015   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 6: Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae   
  Page(s): 496   
  Publisher: Oxford University Press   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-19-534027-2   
  Notes: The volumes are also reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)   
  Reference for: Ayenia limitaris   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Date: 1994   
  Article/Chapter Title: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for the Plants Ayenia limitaris (Texas Ayenia) and Ambrosia cheiranthifolia (South Texas Ambrosia)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Federal Register, vol. 59, no. 163   
  Page(s): 43648-43652   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ayenia limitaris, Texas ayenia [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
    Middle America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: US ESA: Listed Endangered, as published in Federal Register Volume 59, Number 163, Pages 43648 - 43652, August 24, 1994  
 

 

    


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