Biology:Luxemburgia

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Luxemburgia
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Luxemburgia octandra
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Subfamily: Ochnoideae
Tribe: Luxemburgieae
Genus: Luxemburgia
A.St.-Hil.
Synonyms
  • Periblepharis Charidion
  • Bong. Tiegh.
  • Tiegh. Plectanthera
  • Hilairella Mart.
  • Epiblepharis Tiegh.

Luxemburgia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ochnaceae.[1]

It is native to Brazil .[1]

The genus name of Luxemburgia is in honour of Charles Emmanuel Sigismond de Montmorency-Luxembourg (1774–1861), French duke of Piney-Luxembourg and also a botanical patron.[2] It was first described and published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Vol.9 on page 352 in 1822.[1]

Species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Luxemburgia angustifolia Planch.
  • Luxemburgia bracteata Dwyer
  • Luxemburgia ciliatibracteata Sastre
  • Luxemburgia ciliosa (Mart.) Gardner
  • Luxemburgia corymbosa A.St.-Hil.
  • Luxemburgia damazioana Beauverd
  • Luxemburgia diciliata Dwyer
  • Luxemburgia flexuosa Sastre
  • Luxemburgia furnensis Feres
  • Luxemburgia glazioviana (Engl.) Beauverd
  • Luxemburgia hatschbachiana Sastre
  • Luxemburgia leitonii Feres
  • Luxemburgia macedoi Dwyer
  • Luxemburgia mogolensis Feres
  • Luxemburgia mysteriosa Fraga & Feres
  • Luxemburgia nobilis Eichler ex Engl.
  • Luxemburgia octandra A.St.-Hil.
  • Luxemburgia polyandra A.St.-Hil.
  • Luxemburgia schwackeana Taub.
  • Luxemburgia speciosa A.St.-Hil.


References

Wikidata ☰ Q10321123 entry