Tamaulipa

Tamaulipa is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Eupatorieae within the family Asteraceae.[3][4] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Tamaulipa azurea, commonly known as blue boneset.[5] The generic name refers to the State of Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico, and to the Tamaulipan mezquital scrubland, which covers much of the state. The species also occurs in the extreme southern part of Texas (Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy Counties) in the United States.[6] It is a climbing shrub or non-twining vine that grows to about 2 to 3 m (6.6 to 9.8 ft) and has bluish or blue lavender flowers.[7][8]

Tamaulipa azurea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Tamaulipa
R.M.King & H.Rob.
Species:
T. azurea
Binomial name
Tamaulipa azurea
(DC.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Eupatorium azureum DC.
  • Eupatorium ageratifolium Coulter
  • Eupatorium ageratifolium var. acuminatum J.M.Coult.
  • Kyrstenia acuta Greene

It has medicinal value and can be used in beverages.[9]

Classification

Tamaulipa is in the tribe Eupatorieae of the family Asteraceae. Its closest relatives in the tribe are unclear; both Conoclinium and Chromolaena have been proposed.[10]

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. "Tamaulipa azurea (DC.) King & H.E. Robins". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  3. King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1971. Phytologia 22(3): 153-155
  4. Tropicos, Tamaulipa R.M. King & H. Rob.
  5. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tamaulipa azurea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  6. "Tamaulipa R. M. King & H. Robinson". Flora of North America. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  7. Everitt, J. H.; Dale Lynn Drawe; Robert I. Lonard (2002). Trees, Shrubs, and Cacti of South Texas. Texas Tech University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-89672-473-0.
  8. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  9. Luis Hernández Sandoval; Claudia González Romo; Francisco Gomzález Medrano (1991). "Plantas Útiles de Tamaulipas, México" (PDF). Anales del Instituto de Biología serie Botánica (in Spanish). Univ. Nac. Autón. México. 62 (1): 1–38. ISSN 0185-254X.
  10. "Tamaulipa azurea (A. P. de Candolle) R. M. King & H. Robinson". Flora of North America.


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