Argythamnia

Silverbushes
Argythamnia serrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Chrozophoreae
Subtribe: Ditaxinae
Genus: Argythamnia
P.Browne
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Argithamnia Sw. spelling variation
  • Argothamnia Spreng. spelling variation
  • Argyrothamnia Müll.Arg. spelling variation
  • Argytamnia Duchesne spelling variation
  • Aphora Nutt.
  • Ditaxis Vahl ex A.Juss.
  • Odotalon Raf.
  • Paxia Herter
  • Paxiuscula Herter
  • Serophyton Benth.
  • Stenonia Didr.

Argythamnia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Euphorbiaceae. They are known commonly as silverbushes. The genus includes 66 species native to the Americas, ranging from the southwestern and south-central United States through Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to southern Argentina.[2]

The genus was described by Patrick Browne in 1756.[3]

Species

66 species are accepted as of May 2026.[2] There have been many changes in classification the past several years.

  • Argythamnia acaulis (Herter) J.W.Ingram
  • Argythamnia acutangula Croizat – Colombia
  • Argythamnia adenophora A.Gray
  • Argythamnia alcalina J.Külkamp
  • Argythamnia aphoroides Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia argentea Millsp. – South Caicos
  • Argythamnia argothamnoides (Bertol. ex Spreng.) J.W.Ingram
  • Argythamnia argyaea Cory – Texas
  • Argythamnia arlynniana J.W.Ingram
  • Argythamnia brandegeei Millsp.
  • Argythamnia breviramea Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia calycina Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia candicans Sw. – West Indies
  • Argythamnia claryana Jeps.
  • Argythamnia coatepensis (Brandegee) Croizat – Veracruz and Puebla
  • Argythamnia cubensis Britton & P.Wilson – Cuba
  • Argythamnia cuneifolia (Pax & K.Hoffm.) J.W.Ingram
  • Argythamnia cyanophylla (Wooton & Standl.) J.W.Ingram
  • Argythamnia depressa (Greenm.) J.W.Ingram
  • Argythamnia desertorum Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia dioica (Kunth) Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia ecdyomena J.W.Ingram – Alta Verapaz
  • Argythamnia erubescens J.R.Johnst.
  • Argythamnia estacionalis M.M.Ornelas & J.Külkamp
  • Argythamnia fasciculata (Vahl ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia grazielae (J.Külkamp) J.Külkamp & Riina
  • Argythamnia guatemalensis Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia haitiensis (Urb.) J.W.Ingram
  • Argythamnia haplostigma Pax & K.Hoffm. – Roatán
  • Argythamnia heterantha (Zucc.) Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia heteropilosa J.W.Ingram – Cuba
  • Argythamnia humilis (Engelm. & A.Gray) Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia illimaniensis Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia ingramii Ram.-Amezcua & V.W.Steinm.
  • Argythamnia jablonszkyana (Pax & K.Hoffm.) J.W.Ingram
  • Argythamnia katharinae (Pax) Croizat
  • Argythamnia lanceolata (Benth.) Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia lottiae J.W.Ingram – Jalisco
  • Argythamnia lucayana Millsp. – Bahamas, Turks & Caicos
  • Argythamnia lundellii J.W.Ingram – Yucatán Peninsula
  • Argythamnia macrantha (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Croizat
  • Argythamnia macrobotrys (Pax & K.Hoffm.) J.W.Ingram
  • Argythamnia malpighiacea Ule
  • Argythamnia malpighipila (Hicken) J.W.Ingram
  • Argythamnia manzanilloana Rose
  • Argythamnia mercurialina (Nutt.) Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia microphylla Pax – Camagüey
  • Argythamnia montevidensis (Didr.) Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia moorei J.W.Ingram – Guerrero
  • Argythamnia oblongifolia Urb. – Hispaniola
  • Argythamnia pilosissima (Benth.) Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia polygama (Jacq.) Kuntze
  • Argythamnia pringlei Greenm.
  • Argythamnia proctorii J.W.Ingram – Grand Cayman
  • Argythamnia purpurascens S.Moore
  • Argythamnia salina (Pax & K.Hoffm.) J.W.Ingram
  • Argythamnia sellowiana (Pax & K.Hoffm.) J.W.Ingram
  • Argythamnia sericea Griseb. – Bahamas, Turks & Caicos
  • Argythamnia serrata (Torr.) Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia silviae Ram.-Amezcua & V.W.Steinm.
  • Argythamnia simoniana (Casar.) Müll.Arg.
  • Argythamnia simulans J.W.Ingram
  • Argythamnia sitiens (Brandegee) J.W.Ingram – Veracruz
  • Argythamnia stahlii Urb. – Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
  • Argythamnia tinctoria Millsp. – Veracruz, Yucatán, Guatemala, Honduras
  • Argythamnia wheeleri J.W.Ingram – Yucatán

formerly placed here

Moved to other genera (Caperonia, Chiropetalum, Croton, Philyra, and Speranskia)[4]

  • A. acalyphifolia - Caperonia acalyphifolia
  • A. aculeolata - Caperonia aculeolata
  • A. angustissima - Caperonia angustissima
  • A. anisotricha - Chiropetalum anisotrichum
  • A. argentinensis - Chiropetalum argentinense
  • A. astroplethos - Chiropetalum astroplethos
  • A. bahiensis - Caperonia bahiensis
  • A. berteroana - Chiropetalum berteroanum
  • A. boliviensis - Chiropetalum boliviense
  • A. brasiliensis - Philyra brasiliensis
  • A. buettneriacea - Caperonia buettneriacea
  • A. canescens - Chiropetalum canescens
  • A. cantonensis - Speranskia cantonensis
  • A. castaneifolia - Caperonia castaneifolia
  • A. corchorodes - Caperonia corchoroides
  • A. cordata - Caperonia cordata
  • A. cremnophila - Chiropetalum cremnophilum
  • A. foliosa - Chiropetalum foliosum
  • A. grisea - Chiropetalum griseum
  • A. gymnadenia - Chiropetalum gymnadenium
  • A. herbacea - Croton monanthogynus
  • A. heteropetala - Caperonia heteropetala
  • A. heteropetalodes - Caperonia heteropetala
  • A. hochstetteri - Caperonia serrata
  • A. intermedia - Chiropetalum intermedium
  • A. langsdorffii - Caperonia langsdorffii
  • A. linearifolia - Caperonia linearifolia
  • A. lineata - Chiropetalum tricoccum
  • A. mollis - Chiropetalum molle
  • A. muellerargoviana - Caperonia gardneri
  • A. multicostata - Caperonia multicostata
  • A. paludosa - Caperonia castaneifolia
  • A. palustris - Caperonia palustris
  • A. pavoniana - Chiropetalum pavonianum
  • A. phalacradenia - Chiropetalum phalacradenium
  • A. pilosistyla - Chiropetalum pilosistylum
  • A. quinquecuspidata - Chiropetalum quinquecuspidatum
  • A. ramboi - Chiropetalum ramboi
  • A. regnellii - Caperonia regnellii
  • A. ruiziana - Chiropetalum ruizianum
  • A. rutenbergii - Caperonia rutenbergii
  • A. schiedeana - Chiropetalum schiedeanum
  • A. senegalensis - Caperonia serrata
  • A. sponiella - Chiropetalum canescens
  • A. stenophylla - Caperonia stenophylla
  • A. triandra - Chiropetalum boliviense
  • A. tricocca - Chiropetalum tricoccum
  • A. tricuspidata - Chiropetalum tricuspidatum
  • A. tuberculata - Speranskia tuberculata

References

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  1. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 1 2 3 "Argythamnia P.Browne". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 338–339 descriptions in Latin, discussion in English
  4. ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
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