Hoita

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Psoraleeae
Genus: Hoita
Species: H. macrostachya – H. orbicularis – H. strobilina
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Hoita in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 27. Reference page.

Name

Hoita Rydb., 1919. Typus: H. macrostachya
(DC.) Rydb.
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Hoita in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 27. Reference page.
Continental: Northern America
California, Mexico Northwest

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Rydberg, P.A. in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.),1919. North American Flora. New York Botanical Garden 24:9.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Hoita in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Hoita. Published online. Accessed: May 27 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Hoita. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 27.
Hassler, M. 2021. Hoita. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 27. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Hoita is a small genus of legumes containing three species. They bear attractive purple or fuchsia flowers in large inflorescences similar to those of kudzu. They are known commonly as scurfpeas or leather-roots and are closely related to the psoraleas. They are found almost exclusively in California.