Sanvitalia /ˌsænvɪˈtliə/),[5] the creeping zinnias, is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. They are native to mostly to Mexico, with a few species in Central America, South America, and the Southwestern United States.[6][7][8][9][10]

Sanvitalia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Zinniinae
Genus: Sanvitalia
Lam. 1792
Type species
Sanvitalia procumbens
Synonyms[1][2] IPNI1,[3] IPNI2,[4]
  • Laurentia Steud.
  • Lorentea Ortega
Species[1][8][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Note: Sanvitalia speciosa is a term commonly used in the horticultural trade, but this is not a validly published name. Many specimens so labelled are not even Sanvitalia, and are most likely Melampodium.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ "Sanvitalia". Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 9 February 1996. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Sanvitalia". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 23 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Sanvitalia". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  5. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  6. ^ Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de. 1792. Journal d'Histoire Naturelle 2: 176–178 in French
  7. ^ Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de. 1792. Journal d'Histoire Naturelle 2: plate 33 line drawing of Sanvitalia procumbens
  8. ^ a b Strother, John L. "265. Sanvitalia Lamarck". Flora of North America. 21. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press: Page 64, 65, 70. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  9. ^ "Sanvitalia procumbens". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  10. ^ Tropicos, Sanvitalia Lam.
  11. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (17 September 1996). "Genus: Sanvitalia Lam". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  12. ^ UniProt. "Sanvitalia". Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  13. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  14. ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa-Peña, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Asteraceae. 5(2): ined. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F.
  15. ^ Torres, Andrew M. (1964). "Revision of Sanvitalia (Compositae-Heliantheae)". Brittonia. 16 (4): 417–433. doi:10.2307/2805309. ISSN 0007-196X.
  16. ^ Skibicki, Samuel V.; Ayers, Tina J.; Scott, Randall W.; Barrett, Craig F. (July 2024). "Phylogenetics, Taxonomy, and Chromosome Number Analysis of Sanvitalia (Asteraceae-Heliantheae-Zinniinae)". www.ingentaconnect.com. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  17. ^ UHER, J.: Sanvitalia speciosa in the horticultural trade: unknown origin, uncertain identity but no Sanvitalia. Acta univ. agric. et silvic. Mendel. Brun., 2012, LX, No. 6, pp. 339–342
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