Biology:Lueheopsis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Lueheopsis Burret |
Lueheopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1] It is also in the subfamily of Grewioideae.
Its native range is southern Tropical America. It is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Lueheopsis is in honour of Carl Emil von der Luehe or Lühe (1751–1801), a German botanist and chamberlain of Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark; later a chamberlain in Vienna, Austria.[2] 'Opsis' refers to the Ancient Greek word ὄψις meaning aspect or appearance.[3][4] It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.9 on page 838 in 1926.[1] ὄψις (ópsis, “aspect", "appearance”)
Species
According to Kew:[1]
- Lueheopsis althaeiflora (Spruce ex Benth.) Burret
- Lueheopsis burretiana Ducke
- Lueheopsis duckeana Burret
- Lueheopsis hoehnei Burret
- Lueheopsis rosea (Ducke) Burret
- Lueheopsis rugosa (Pulle) Burret
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Lueheopsis Burret | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296274-2.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Oxford English Dictionary
- ↑ ὄψις entry in Liddell-Scott disctionary at the Perseus project
Wikidata ☰ Q9024838 entry
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