Biology:Liebigia

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Liebigia
Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Plate 4315 (Volume 73, 1847).jpg
Liebigia barbata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Liebigia
Endl.
Synonyms
  • Miq. Steud.
  • Hassk. Tromsdorffia
  • Morstdorffia Blume
  • Bilabium Hypopteron

Liebigia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.[1]

It is native to Java, Sumatera and Lesser Sunda Islands.[1]

The genus name of Liebigia is in honour of Justus von Liebig (1803–1873), a German scientist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry, and is considered one of the principal founders of organic chemistry.[2] It was first described and published in Gen. Pl. on page 1407 in 1841.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Liebigia adenonema (Hilliard) Mich.Möller & A.Weber
  • Liebigia barbata (Jack) D.J.Middleton
  • Liebigia dissimilis (Hilliard) Mich.Möller & A.Weber
  • Liebigia glabra (Miq.) Mich.Möller & A.Weber
  • Liebigia horsfieldii (R.Br.) Mich.Möller & A.Weber
  • Liebigia leuserensis (Hilliard) Mich.Möller & A.Weber
  • Liebigia limans (Miq.) Mich.Möller & A.Weber
  • Liebigia neoforbesii (Hilliard) Mich.Möller & A.Weber
  • Liebigia polyneura (Miq.) Mich.Möller & A.Weber
  • Liebigia praeterita (Hilliard) Mich.Möller & A.Weber
  • Liebigia tenuipes (Hilliard) Mich.Möller & A.Weber
  • Liebigia tobaensis (Hilliard) Mich.Möller & A.Weber

References

Wikidata ☰ Q20719732 entry