title: Viscainoa
text: # Viscainoa
  
  Viscainoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae. It is also in the subfamily of Morkillioideae.
  
  It is native to north-western Mexico.
  
  Known species:
  
  * 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. It was first described and published in Pittonia Vol.1 on page 163 in 1888.
  
  