Pattalias
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Pattalias S.Watson (1889) |
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Pattalias is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Mexico, Belize, the West Indies, and the southeastern United States.[1]
Taxonomy[edit]
The two species placed in the genus were for many years sunk into a broadly defined genus Cynanchum. In 2005, on the basis of both molecular phylogenetic and morphological evidence, it was proposed that they should be placed in a separate genus. Determining the correct name to be used for this genus involves a complex taxonomic history. The genus was first described in 1817 by Elliott using the name Lyonia. However, this name had already been published in 1808 by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque for a genus in the family Polygonaceae, so Elliott's name is an illegitimate later homonym. In 1818, Rafinesque published a replacement name, Macbridea. This too has been treated as an illegitimate later homonym, as Thomas Nuttall had published Macbridea in the same year for a genus in the family Lamiaceae, ascribing the name to Elliott. In 1828, Ludwig Reichenbach published Seutera as a replacement name for Elliott's Lyonia, unaware of Rafinesque's Macbridea. In 1889, Sereno Watson published the name Pattalias. It is now considered that Rafinesque may have published Macbridea a few weeks before Nuttall, so Seutera is superfluous. (It could also be confused with Sutera.) A proposal to conserve Seutera was rejected. As Macbridea Elliott has been conserved against Macbridea Raf., the remaining legitimate name is Watson's Pattalias.[3][4][2][5]
Species[edit]
Two species are accepted:[1]
- Pattalias palmeri S. Watson - Baja California Sur
- Pattalias palustris (Pursh) Fishbein - Cuba, southeastern United States, Veracruz, Yucatán Peninsula
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Pattalias S.Watson. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ a b Brummitt, R.K. (2011). "Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 63". Taxon. 60 (4): 1202–1210. doi:10.1002/tax.604025.
- ^ Fishbein, Mark & Stevens, W.D. (2006). "Resurrection of Seutera Reichenbach (Apocynaceae:Asclepiadoideae)". Novon. 15: 531–533. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ Reveal, J.L. & Gandhi, K.N. (2010), "(1929-1930) Proposals to conserve Macbridea Elliott (Lamiaceae) and Seutera (Asclepiadaceae) against Macbridea Raf. (Asclepiadaceae)", Taxon, 59 (2): 646–647, doi:10.1002/tax.592035
- ^ Carnevali, G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Duno de Stefano & I. M. Ramírez Morillo. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Peninsula Yucatán: Listado Florístico 1–326