Vesper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Vesper
R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
Synonyms

Phellopterus (Torr. & A.Gray) Nutt. ex J.M.Coult. & Rose, nom. illeg.

Vesper is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1]

Its native range is western and central USA to north-western Mexico. It is found in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus was circumscribed by Ronald Lee Hartmann and Guy L. Nesom in Phytoneuron 2012-94 on page 2 in 2012.[1]

The genus name of Vesper is derived from Fengjie Sun (b. 1968) and Stephen Roy Downie (b. 1959), 2 American botanists and evolutionary biologists in Georgia. Their surnames combined are (Sun-down) and Vespers are prayers at sundown.[2]

Species

As accepted by Kew;[1]

  • Vesper bulbosus (A.Nelson) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
  • Vesper constancei (R.L.Hartm.) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
  • Vesper macrorhizus (Buckley) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
  • Vesper montanus (Torr. & A.Gray) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
  • Vesper multinervatus (J.M.Coult. & Rose) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom
  • Vesper purpurascens (A.Gray) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Vesper R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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