Thoreauea
Thoreauea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Thoreauea J.K.Williams |
Thoreauea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.[1]
It is native to southern Mexico.[1]
The genus name of Thoreauea is in honour of Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), an American naturalist, essayist, poet and philosopher.[2] It was first described and published in Lundellia Vol.5 on page 47 in 2002.[1]
Known species
[edit]According to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew:[1]
- Thoreauea aberrans J.F.Morales
- Thoreauea guerrerensis Diego & Lozada-Pérez
- Thoreauea paneroi J.K.Williams
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Thoreauea J.K.Williams | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.