Gillenia Moench. Subfamily: Amygdaloideae. Tribe: Gillenieae. Common name: Indian-physic, Bowman's-root.
A genus of 2 species, herbs, of e. North America. The contention that Gillenia is a later homonym of Gillena and must therefore be rejected for the later name Porteranthus has been ruled against (Robertson 1974; Brummitt 1988; Parkinson 1988).
References: Kalkman In Kubitzki et al. (2004); Nesom (2014b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014); Robertson (1974). Show full citations.
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© Gary P. Fleming | Gillenia trifoliata | Original Image ⭷
© Richard & Teresa Ware | Gillenia trifoliata CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Gillenia stipulata | Original Image ⭷
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