Houstonia sharpii
Houstonia sharpii, the Hidalgo bluet, is a plant species in the family Rubiaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial up to 30 cm tall, spreading by means of stolons spreading along the surface of the ground. It also has white flowers.[2][3] It is native to the states of Hidalgo, Puebla and Veracruz in Mexico.[1][4][5]
| Houstonia sharpii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Houstonia |
| Species: | H. sharpii |
| Binomial name | |
| Houstonia sharpii Terrell | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hedyotis sharpii (Terrell) G.L.Nesom | |
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Terrell, Edward Everett. 1980. Two new species and a new combination in Houstonia (Rubiaceae). Brittonia 32: 490, f. 1. Houstonia sharpii
- Nesom, Guy L. 1988. Systematic Botany 13(3): 434, Hedyotis sharpii
- CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
- Instituto de Biología. "Houstonia sharpii Torrell - IBUNAM:MEXU:PV1156910". UNIBIO: Colecciones Biológicas. 2010-05-27. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Consultada en: 2014-5-6. Disponible en: <http://unibio.unam.mx/collections/specimens/urn/IBUNAM:MEXU:PV1156910>
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