Biology:Indofevillea

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Indofevillea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Indofevillea
Chatterjee

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

Its native range is Eastern Himalayas, Assam, to Tibet and Myanmar.[1]

The genus name of Indofevillea is in honour of Louis Feuillée (1660–1732), a French member of the Order of the Minims, explorer, astronomer, geographer, and botanist.[2] It was first described and published by Debabarta Chatterjee in 1946.[3]

Known species, according to Kew;[1]

  • Indofevillea jiroi H.Schaef., B.M.Barthol. & Boufford
  • Indofevillea khasiana Chatterjee

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Indofevillea Chatterjee | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:13314-1. 
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021. 
  3. Chatterjee, D. (1946). "A New Genus of Cucurbitaceæ". Nature 158 (4010): 345. doi:10.1038/158345b0. 

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