Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. subsp. fragrans (Lindl.) Bretting GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Proboscidea

Family:

Martyniaceae

Nomen number:

401397

Place of publication:

S. W. Naturalist 28:448. 1983

Verified:

03/07/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell. subsp. louisianica (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Martynia fragrans Lindl.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Proboscidea fragrans (Lindl.) Decne.

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Reference(s)

Bretting, P. K. 1983. The taxonomic relationship between Proboscidea louisianica and Proboscidea fragrans (Martyniaceae). SouthW. Naturalist 28:445-449.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: = Proboscidea fragrans (Lindl.) Decne.
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.

Common names

English
sweet unicorn-plant –
German
duftendes Gämshorn –
Swedish
lila bockhorn –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tlaxcala
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Eastern Cape
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Free State
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland

Native
Northern America

SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Morelos, Nayarit, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, Ciudad de México]

Naturalized
Africa

Australasia

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Weed		as P. fragrans	Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia