Taxonavigation

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribe: Polycarpeae
Genus: Polycarpon
Species (sensu Kool et al., 2007): P. tetraphyllum

Species (sensu Hassler et al., 2019): P. alsinifolium – P. apurense – P. moreiranum – P. succulentum – P. tetraphyllum – P. urbanianum

Name

Polycarpon Loefl. ex L. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 2: 881, 859, 1360. (1759)

• monotypic taxon
  

Note: However, some combinations are retained in this genus by some authorities until formal reclassifications have been completed - see Hassler (2017) for work outstanding.

References

• Löfling, P. 1759. Systema Naturae, Editio Decima 2: 881, 859, 1360.
• Hassler, M. 2017. Polycarpon. 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. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 May 22. Reference page. 
• Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., Mering, S. v., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler R., Ocampo G., Ochoterena, H., Oxelman, B., Rabeler, R. K., Sanchez, A., Schlumpberger, B. O. & Uotila, P. 2015. A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Willdenowia 45(3): 281–383. DOI: 10.3372/wi.45.45301 Reference page. 
• Iamonico, D. 2015. A new combination and change in rank in Polycarpon (Caryophyllaceae), Endemic to California, USA, and Mexico. Novon 24(2): 159-164. DOI: 10.3417/2014018
• Iamonico, D. 2015. Augustea (Polycarpaeae, Caryophyllaceae), a new genus from South America. Phytotaxa 236(1): 71-78. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.236.1.6
• Iamonico, D. 2015. A new nomenclatural change in Polycarpon (Caryophyllaceae): P. tetraphyllum subsp. sauvagei comb. & stat. nov., an endemic taxon from Morocco. Phytotaxa 197(3): 225-226. {doi|10.11646/phytotaxa.197.3.7}}
• Iamonico, D. & Domina, G. 2015. Nomenclatural notes on the Polycarpon tetraphyllum aggregate (Caryophyllaceae). Plant Biosystems-An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 149(4): 720-727. DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2015.1057260
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Polycarpon. Published online. Accessed: May 22 2017.
• Kool, A., Bengtson, A. & Thulin, M. 2007. Polyphyly of Polycarpon (Caryophyllaceae) inferred from DNA sequence data. Taxon 56(3): 775-782. Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2017. Polycarpon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 May 2017.

Vernacular names

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