Biology:Kirkbridea
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Short description: Genus of plants
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Kirkbridea Wurdack |
Kirkbridea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.[1]
It is native to Colombia.[1]
The genus name of Kirkbridea is in honour of Joseph Harold Kirkbride (b. 1943), an American botanist who worked at the United States National Arboretum and as a curator at the Department of Agriculture's herbarium.[2] It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.28 on page 141 in 1976.[1]
Known species, according to Kew;[1]
- Kirkbridea pentamera Wurdack
- Kirkbridea tetramera Wurdack
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Kirkbridea Wurdack | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:26403-1.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q10314432 entry
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