Loeselia Explained

Loeselia is a genus of flowering plants in the phlox family Polemoniaceae, native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, Columbia and Venezuela. A number of species are found only in the Balsas Depression of southwestern Mexico.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Loeselia amplectens Benth.
• Loeselia campechiana C.Gut.Báez & Duno
• Loeselia ciliata L.
• Loeselia coerulea (Cav.) G.Don
• Loeselia cordifolia Hemsl. & Rose
• Loeselia glandulosa (Cav.) G.Don
• Loeselia grandiflora Standl.
• Loeselia greggii S.Watson
• Loeselia hintoniorum B.L.Turner
• Loeselia mexicana (Lam.) Brand
• Loeselia pumila (M.Martens & Galeotti) Walp.
• Loeselia purpusii Brandegee
• Loeselia rupestris Benth.
• Loeselia rzedowskii McVaugh
• Loeselia spectabilis J.M.Porter & V.W.Steinm.
• Loeselia tancitaroensis J.M.Porter & V.W.Steinm.

Notes and References

1. 10.1600/036364409790139628 . Two New Loeselia (Polemoniaceae) Species from Michoacán, Mexico . 2009 . Porter . J. Mark . Steinmann . Victor W. . 85899542 . Systematic Botany . 34 . 4 . 730–736 .
2. Web site: Loeselia L. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 30 July 2020 .