Seymeria

Seymeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.

Its native range is from southern USA (in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia) to Mexico and the Bahamas.

The genus name of Seymeria is in honour of Henry Seymer (1745–1800), an English amateur botanist. It was first described and published in Fl. Amer. (Sept. 2) on page 736 in 1813.

Known species

According to Kew:

Seymeria anita

Seymeria bipinnatisecta

Seymeria cassioides

Seymeria coahuilana

Seymeria cualana

Seymeria decurva

Seymeria deflexa

Seymeria falcata

Seymeria gypsophila

Seymeria integrifolia

Seymeria laciniata

Seymeria mazatecana

Seymeria pailana

Seymeria pectinata

Seymeria pennellii

Seymeria scabra

Seymeria sinaloana

Seymeria tamaulipana

Seymeria virgata

References

Orobanchaceae

Orobanchaceae genera

Plants described in 1813

Flora of Guyana

Flora of the Southeastern United States

Flora of Arizona

Flora of Texas

Flora of Mexico

Flora of the Bahamas