Oreocarya suffruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to the west and central United States and to northern Mexico.[1] It was first described by John Torrey in 1827 as Myosotis suffruticosa and transferred to Oreocarya by Edward Lee Greene in 1887.[2] Varieties of Oreocarya suffruticosa have previously been placed within several species of Cryptantha, including Cryptantha cinerea, Cryptantha jamesii and Cryptantha pustulosa.
| Oreocarya suffruticosa | |
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| Oreocarya suffruticosa var. setosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Oreocarya |
| Species: | O. suffruticosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreocarya suffruticosa (Torr.) Greene[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Of the species:[1]
Of var. arenicola:
Of var. laxa: List
Of var. pustulosa: List
Of var. setosa: List
Of var. suffruticosa: List
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Taxonomy
editOreocarya suffruticosa was first described (as Myosotis suffruticosa) by John Torrey in 1827. It was transferred to the genus Oreocarya by Edward Lee Greene in 1889.[1] Starting in the 1920s, a broad circumscription of the genus Cryptantha was adopted by many botanists, and taxa recognized as varieties of Oreocarya suffruticosa were placed in several species of Cryptantha and their subtaxa, including Cryptantha cinerea, Cryptantha jamesii and Cryptantha pustulosa. A molecular phylogenetic study in 2012 showed that when Cryptantha was broadly circumscribed, it was not monophyletic, and Oreocarya was resurrected (along with some other genera). Oreocarya suffruticosa was divided into five varieties.[3]
Varieties
editAs of March 2024[update], Plants of the World Online accepted five varieties:[1]
- Oreocarya suffruticosa var. arenicola (L.C.Higgins & S.L.Welsh) R.B.Kelley – synonyms include Cryptantha cinerea var. arenicola[4]
- Oreocarya suffruticosa var. laxa (J.F.Macbr.) R.B.Kelley – synonyms include Cryptantha cinerea var. laxa and Cryptantha jamesii var. laxa[5]
- Oreocarya suffruticosa var. pustulosa (Rydb.) R.B.Kelley – synonyms include Cryptantha cinerea var. pustulosa, Cryptantha jamesii var. pustulosa and Cryptantha pustulosa[6]
- Oreocarya suffruticosa var. setosa (M.E.Jones) R.B.Kelley – synonyms include Cryptantha cinerea and four varieties of Cryptantha jamesii[7]
- Oreocarya suffruticosa var. suffruticosa – synonyms include Cryptantha cinerea var. jamesii and Cryptantha jamesii[8]
Distribution
editOreocarya suffruticosa is native to Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming in the United States, and to northeastern and northwestern Mexico.[1]
Uses
editAmong the Zuni people, the powdered root of Oreocarya suffruticosa var. suffruticosa (syn. Cryptantha cinerea var. jamesii) is used to relieve a sore anus.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Oreocarya suffruticosa (Torr.) Greene", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-03-19
- ^ "Oreocarya suffruticosa (Torr.) Greene", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2024-03-19
- ^ Hasenstab-Lehman, Kristen E. & Simpson, nd Michael G (2012), "Cat's Eyes and Popcorn Flowers: Phylogenetic Systematics of the Genus Cryptantha s.1. (Boraginaceae)", Systematic Botany, 37 (3): 738–757, doi:10.1600/036364412X648706, JSTOR 41515163
- ^ "Oreocarya suffruticosa var. arenicola (L.C.Higgins & S.L.Welsh) R.B.Kelley". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Oreocarya suffruticosa var. laxa (J.F.Macbr.) R.B.Kelley". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Oreocarya suffruticosa var. pustulosa (Rydb.) R.B.Kelley". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Oreocarya suffruticosa var. setosa (M.E.Jones) R.B.Kelley". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Oreocarya suffruticosa var. suffruticosa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye 1980 A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388 (p. 374)
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