Triodanis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Photokaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Regnum*: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Regnum*: Viridiplantae
Cladus: Streptophyta
Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta
Cladus: Embryophyta
Cladus: Polysporangiophyta
Divisio*: Tracheophyta
Cladus: Eutracheophyta
Cladus: Euphyllophytina
Cladus: Megaphylla
Cladus: Radiatopses
Cladus: Lignophyta
Cladus: Metalignophyta
Diviso*: Spermatophyta
Classis*: Angiospermae
Cladus: Mesangiospermae
Cladus: Eudicota
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Campanulaceae
Subfamilia: Campanuloideae
Genus: Triodanis
Species: T. coloradoensis – T. holzingeri – T. lamprosperma – T. leptocarpa – T. perfoliata – T. texana
Name

Triodanis Raf., New Fl. 4: 67 (1838).
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Campylocera Nutt. - Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 8: 257 (1843)
Dysmicodon (Endl.) Nutt. - Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 8: 255 (1843)

References

Rafinesque, C.S. 1836 [–1838]. New Flora and Botany of North America. Fourth Part. Neobotanon. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Triodanis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 28. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Triodanis. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Triodanis. Published online. Accessed: Jul 29 2019. Reference page.
The Plant List 2013. Triodanis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 29.
Tropicos.org 2019. Triodanis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Jul 2019. Reference page.

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Triodanis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Triodanis is a genus of flowering plants within the family Campanulaceae, native to North and South America.[1][2][3] Venus' looking-glass is a common name for plants in this genus.[4]
Species

Six species are accepted.[5]

Triodanis coloradoensis (Buckley) McVaugh - Colorado Venus' looking-glass - endemic to Texas despite the name
Triodanis holzingeri McVaugh - Holzinger's Venus' looking-glass - Great Plains plus Arizona and Tennessee
Triodanis lamprosperma McVaugh - Prairie Venus' looking-glass - southern Great Plains
Triodanis leptocarpa (Nutt.) Nieuwl. - Slimpod Venus' looking-glass - Great Plains
Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl. - Clasping Venus' looking-glass - widespread across North and South America from Canada to Argentina; naturalized in China, Korea, Australia
Triodanis perfoliata subsp. biflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Lammers (synonym Triodanis biflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Greene) - small Venus' looking-glass - United States and northern Mexico; Colombia to southern Argentina
Triodanis perfoliata subsp. perfoliata – Canada to Guatemala
Triodanis texana McVaugh - Texas Venus' looking-glass - endemic to Texas

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Species
Lammers, T.G. (2007). World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae: 1-675. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
NRCS. "Triodanis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
"Triodanis Raf". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 August 2024.