Corrigiola Explained

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. Together with Telephium they form the tribe Corrigioleae.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Corrigiola andina Planch. & Triana
• Corrigiola capensis Willd.
• Corrigiola crassifolia Chaudhri
• Corrigiola drymarioides Baker f.
• Corrigiola litoralis L.
• Corrigiola madagascariensis (Baker) H.Perrier
• Corrigiola palaestina Chaudhri
• Corrigiola paniculata Peter
• Corrigiola propinqua Gay
• Corrigiola squamosa Hook. & Arn.
• Corrigiola telephiifolia Pourr.
• Corrigiola vulcanica Ikonn.

Notes and References

1. 10.1086/648993 . A New Lineage-Based Tribal Classification of the Family Caryophyllaceae . 2010 . Harbaugh . Danica T. . Nepokroeff . Molly . Rabeler . Richard K. . McNeill . John . Zimmer . Elizabeth A. . Wagner . Warren L. . International Journal of Plant Sciences . 171 . 2 . 185–198 . 55826969 .
2. Web site: Corrigiola L. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 4 August 2020 .