Aristocapsa

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Eriogonoideae
Tribus: Eriogoneae
Genus: Aristocapsa
Species: A. insignis
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Aristocapsa in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 29. Reference page.

Name

Aristocapsa Reveal & Hardham Phytologia 66: 84. (1989)

monotypic taxon

References

Reveal, J.L. & Hardham, C.B. 1989. Phytologia 66: 84.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Aristocapsa. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 11 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Aristocapsa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 Apr. 11.

Aristocapsa is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with a single species, Aristocapsa insignis, restricted to California. It is known by the common names Indian Valley spineflower or Indian Valley spinecape, and it is endemic to the inland southern Coast Ranges of Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties.
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