| Proboscidea louisianica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Martyniaceae |
| Genus: | Proboscidea |
| Species: | P. louisianica
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| Binomial name | |
| Proboscidea louisianica | |
| Synonyms | |
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Martynia louisianica | |
Proboscidea louisianica is a species of flowering plant in the family Martyniaceae. Its true native range is unclear, but probably includes parts of the southwestern United States and Mexico in North America.[1] It occurs in other areas, including other regions in North America,[1] Europe, Australia, and South Africa, as an introduced species.[2] It is the most widely distributed species in its family.[3] Common names it shares with other Proboscidea species include devil's claw and unicorn-plant.[4] Names more specific to the species include common devil's claw, ram's horn,[5] aphid trap,[4] Louisiana unicorn-plant,[1] purple-flowered devil's-claw,[6] goat's head, elephant tusks,[2] and martinoe (or martina).[7]
- ^ a b c Proboscidea louisianica. NatureServe. 2012.
- ^ a b "Proboscidea louisianica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Riffle, M. S., et al. (1991). Composition of essential oil from Proboscidea louisianica (Martyniaceae). Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci 71, 35-42.
- ^ a b Proboscidea louisianica. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Proboscidea lousianica". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "martinoe". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.