Biology:Ibervillea

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Ibervillea
Ibervillea lindheimeri.jpg
Ibervillea lindheimeri
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Ibervillea
Greene
Synonyms
  • Rose E.J.Lott
  • Maximowiczia Dieterlea
  • Cogn. Tumamoca

Ibervillea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.[1]

Its native range is Arizona, Oklahoma New Mexico, Texas and south to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.[1]

The genus name of Ibervillea is in honour of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (1661–1706), a soldier, ship captain, explorer, colonial administrator, knight of the Order of Saint-Louis, adventurer, privateer, trader, member of Compagnies Franches de la Marine and founder of the French colony of Louisiana in New France.[2] It was first described and published in Erythea Vol.3 on page 75 in 1895.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Ibervillea fusiformis (E.J.Lott) Kearns
  • Ibervillea hypoleuca (Standl.) C.Jeffrey
  • Ibervillea lindheimeri (A.Gray) Greene
  • Ibervillea macdougalii (Rose) Lira, Dávila & Legaspi
  • Ibervillea maxima Lira & Kearns
  • Ibervillea millspaughii (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey
  • Ibervillea sonorae (S.Watson) Greene
  • Ibervillea tenuisecta (A.Gray) Small

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9006602 entry