Corrigiola, the strapworts, are a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, with a highly disjunct distribution in Mexico, South America, southern and eastern Africa, Madagascar, northwestern Africa, Europe and western Asia.[2] Together with Telephium they form the tribe Corrigioleae.[3]

Corrigiola
Corrigiola litoralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Corrigiola
L.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]
  • Polygonifolia Fabr.
  • Furera Bubani

Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Sp. Pl.: 271 (1753)
  2. ^ a b c "Corrigiola L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ Harbaugh, Danica T.; Nepokroeff, Molly; Rabeler, Richard K.; McNeill, John; Zimmer, Elizabeth A.; Wagner, Warren L. (2010). "A New Lineage-Based Tribal Classification of the Family Caryophyllaceae". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 171 (2): 185–198. doi:10.1086/648993. S2CID 55826969.