Tiquilia

Tiquilia
Tiquilia canescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Ehretioideae
Genus: Tiquilia
Pers. (1805)
Type species
Tiquilia dichotoma
(Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
Species

28; see text

Synonyms
  • Eddya Torr. & A.Gray (1857)
  • Galapagoa Hook.f. (1845)
  • Ptilocalyx Torr. & A.Gray (1857)
  • Stegnocarpus (DC.) Torr. (1855)
  • Tiquiliopsis A.Heller (1906)
  • Triquiliopsis A.Heller ex Rydb. (1917)

Tiquilia is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. The 28 species in this genus are known by the common name crinklemat. They are native to the Western Hemisphere and are mostly found in desert regions.