Houstonia palmeri

Saltillo bluet
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Houstonia
Species: H. palmeri
Binomial name
Houstonia palmeri
A. Gray

Houstonia palmeri (Saltillo bluet) is a plant species in the Rubiaceae, native to the Mexican states of Coahuila and Nuevo León.[1][2]

Two varieties are recognized:[3]

  • Houstonia palmeri var. palmeri
  • Houstonia palmeri var. muzquizana (B.L.Turner) Terrell[2]

References

  1. ↑ Gray, Asa. 1882. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 202–203.
  2. 1 2 Terrell, Edward Everett. 2001. Taxonomic review of Houstonia acerosa and H. palmeri with notes on Hedyotis and Oldenlandia (Rubiaceae). Sida 19:913-922.
  3. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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