Viscainoa

Viscainoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae.^[1] It is in the subfamily Morkillioideae. It is endemic to north-western Mexico.^[1]

Viscainoa
Viscainoa geniculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Zygophyllales
Family:	Zygophyllaceae
Genus:	Viscainoa Greene

Known species:^[1]

• Viscainoa geniculata (Kellogg) Greene
• Viscainoa pinnata (I.M.Johnst.) Gentry

The genus name of Viscainoa is in honour of Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548 – c. 1625), a Spanish soldier, entrepreneur, explorer, and diplomat.^[2] It was first described and published in Pittonia Vol.1 on page 163 in 1888.^[1]