''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the

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, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan van den Spiegel (Adrianus Spigelius) by Carl Linnaeus in his 1753 ''

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''; the type species is ''

Spigelia anthelmia ''Spigelia anthelmia'', the West Indian pinkroot, wormbush, or wormgrass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Loganiaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Florida, and northern South America through to Bolivia an ...

''. Pinkroot is a common name for plants in this genus.

Species

The following species are recognised by ''

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'': *'' Spigelia aceifolia'' Woodson *''

Spigelia alabamensis ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' (K.R. Gould) K.G. Matthews & Weakley *''

Spigelia amambaiensis ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' Fern. Casas *''

Spigelia amazonica ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' Fern.Casas *''

Spigelia amplexicaulis ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' E.F. Guim. & Fontella *'' Spigelia andersonii'' Fern. Casas *''

Spigelia andina ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' Fern. Casas *''

'' L. *'' Spigelia araucariensis'' E.F. Guim. & Fontella *''

Spigelia asperifolia ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' Progel *'' Spigelia bahiana'' L.B. Sm. *'' Spigelia beccabungoides'' Kraenzl. *'' Spigelia beyrichiana'' Cham. & Schltdl. *'' Spigelia blanchetiana'' DC. *'' Spigelia brachystachya'' Progel *'' Spigelia breviflora'' (Chodat & Hassl.) H.H. Hurley *'' Spigelia caaguazuensis'' Kraenzl. *'' Spigelia carnosa'' Standl. & Steyerm. *'' Spigelia cascatensis'' E.F. Guim. & Fontella *'' Spigelia catarinensis'' E.F. Guim. & Fontella *'' Spigelia chiapensis'' K.R. Gould *'' Spigelia coelostylioides'' K.R. Gould *'' Spigelia dolichostachya'' Fern. Casas *''

Spigelia dusenii ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' L.B. Sm. *''

Spigelia elsieana ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' Fern. Casas *''

Spigelia flava ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' Zappi & Harley *'' Spigelia flemmingiana'' Cham. & Schltdl. *'' Spigelia fontellae'' Fern. Casas *'' Spigelia gentianoides'' Chapm. *'' Spigelia genuflexa'' Popovkin & Struwe *'' Spigelia gilgii'' J.F. Macbr. *''

Spigelia glabrata ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' Mart. *'' Spigelia gracilis'' A. DC. *'' Spigelia guianensis'' (Aubl.) Lemée *''

Spigelia hamelioides ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' Kunth *''

Spigelia hatschbachii ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' Fern. Casas *''

Spigelia hedyotidea ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' A. DC. *'' Spigelia heliotropoides'' E.F. Guim. & Fontella *'' Spigelia herzogiana'' Kraenzl. *'' Spigelia hirtula'' Fern. Casas *''

Spigelia hurleyi ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' Fern. Casas *'' Spigelia insignis'' Progel *''

Spigelia kleinii ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' L.B.Sm. *'' Spigelia kuhlmannii'' E.F. Guim. & Fontella-Pereira *''

Spigelia laevigata ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' Progel *'' Spigelia laurina'' Cham. & Schltdl. *'' Spigelia leiocarpa'' Benth. ''ex'' H.H. Hurley *''

Spigelia linarioides ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' DC. *''

Spigelia loganioides ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' (Torr. & A. Gray) A. DC. *''

Spigelia luciatlantica ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' Fern. Casas *''

Spigelia lundiana ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' A. DC. *'' Spigelia macrophylla'' (Pohl) DC. *''

Spigelia marilandica ''Spigelia marilandica'', the Indian pink"Spigelia mar ...

'' L. *'' Spigelia martiana'' Cham. & Schltdl. *'' Spigelia nana'' Alain *''

Spigelia nicotianiflora ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' Chodat & Hassl. *''

Spigelia novogranatensis ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' Fern. Casas *'' Spigelia olfersiana'' Cham. & Schltdl. *''

Spigelia palmeri ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' Rose *'' Spigelia paraguariensis'' Chodat *'' Spigelia paraguayensis'' Chodat *'' Spigelia pedunculata'' Kunth *'' Spigelia persicarioides'' Ewan *'' Spigelia petiolata'' H.H. Hurley *'' Spigelia polystachya'' Klotzsch ''ex'' Prog. *'' Spigelia pulchella'' Mart. *'' Spigelia pusilla'' Mart. *''

Spigelia pygmaea ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' D.N. Gibson *''

Spigelia ramosa ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' L.B. Sm. *''

Spigelia reitzii ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' L.B. Sm. *''

Spigelia riedeliana ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' (Progel) E.F. Guim. & Fontella *'' Spigelia riparia'' L.B. Sm. *''

Spigelia rojasiana ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adri ...

'' Kraenzl. *'' Spigelia rondoniensis'' Fern. Casas *'' Spigelia scabra'' Cham. & Schltdl. *''

Spigelia scabrella ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' Benth. *'' Spigelia schlechtendaliana'' Mart. *'' Spigelia sellowiana'' Cham. & Schltdl. *''

Spigelia sordida ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' Fern. Casas *''

Spigelia spartioides ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' Cham. & Schltdl. *'' Spigelia speciosa'' Kunth *''

Spigelia splendens ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan ...

'' H. Wendl. ''ex'' Hook. *'' Spigelia stenocardia'' (Standl.) Fern. Casas *'' Spigelia stenophylla'' Progel *''

Spigelia tetraptera ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' Taub. *'' Spigelia texana'' (Torr. & A. Gray) A. DC. *'' Spigelia trispicata'' H.H. Hurley ''ex'' K.R. Gould *''

Spigelia valenzuelae ''Spigelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loganiaceae. It contains around 60 species, distributed over the warmer parts of the Americas, from the latitude of Buenos Aires to the Southern United States. It was named after Adriaan v ...

'' Chodat & Hassl. *'' Spigelia vestita'' L.B. Sm.

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q7577145 Loganiaceae Gentianales genera