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Gaura

The genus Gaura is in the family Onagraceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Gaura

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Gaura angustifolia Michx. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura biennis L. Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura boquillensis P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura brachycarpa Small Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura calcicola P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura demareei P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura drummondii (Spach) Torr. & A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura filipes Spach Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura hexandra Ortega Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Gaura hexandra Sessé & Moc. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura lindheimeri Engelm. & A.Gray Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura longiflora Spach Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura macrocarpa Rothr. Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura mckelveyae (Munz) P.H.Raven & D.P.Greg. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura mollis E.James Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura mutabilis Cav. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura neomexicana Wooton Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Gaura primiveris A.Gray Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura racemulosa Lam. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura sinuata Nutt. ex Ser. Accepted L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura suffulta Engelm. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1
Gaura triangulata Buckley Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Gaura villosa Torr. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 1

Statistics

The Plant List includes 90 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Gaura. Of these 21 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 39 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Gaura. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 90 species names for the genus Gaura recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 21 23.3%
Synonym 59 65.6%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 10 11.1%

All names

The status of the 129 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Gaura recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 25 19.4%
Synonym 94 72.9%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 10 7.8%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 90 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Gaura, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 17 57 0 0 74 82.2%
Low confidence 4 2 0 10 16 17.8%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Gaura is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 0 15 0 0 0 15 16.7%
WCSP (in review) 21 44 0 10 0 75 83.3%