Biology:Huidobria

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Huidobria
Huidobria chilensis Gay.jpg
Huidobria chilensis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Loasaceae
Genus: Huidobria
Gay

Huidobria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae.[1]

It is native to northern Chile.[1]

The genus name of Huidobria is in honour of Francisco García de Huidobro Aldunate (1791–1852), a Chilean politician and director of the national library. He was also conservator at the natural history museum in Chile.[2] The genus was first described and published in Fl. Chil. Vol.2 on page 438 in 1847.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Huidobria chilensis Gay
  • Huidobria fruticosa Phil.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q584380 entry