Capraria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae.[3] It includes seven species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and northern South America to northern Argentina.[2] It is sometimes placed in the families Gratiolaceae, Plantaginaceae, or Veronicaceae.[1] The name is derived from the Latin word caprarius, meaning "pertaining to goats." This refers to goats being one of the few herbivores that will graze on the plants.[4]

Capraria
Capraria biflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Tribe: Leucophylleae
Genus: Capraria
L. (1753)[1]
Species[2]

7; see text

Synonyms[2]
  • Pogostoma Schrad. (1831)
  • Xuarezia Ruiz & Pav. (1794)

Species

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Seven species are accepted.[2]

Formerly placed here

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Genus: Capraria L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-04-20. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  2. ^ a b c d Capraria L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ Gándara, Etelvina; Victoria Sosa (March 2013). "Testing the monophyly and position of the North American shrubby desert genus Leucophyllum (Scrophulariaceae: Leucophylleae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 171 (3): 508–518. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01327.x.
  4. ^ Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. pp. 261–262. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
  5. ^ "Capraria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  6. ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Capraria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
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