Biology:Pellegrinia
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Short description: Genus of plants
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Pellegrinia Sleumer |
Pellegrinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.[1]
It is native to Colombia and Peru in western South America.[1]
The genus name of Pellegrinia is in honour of François Pellegrin (1881–1965), a French botanist, who specialised in the plants of tropical Africa.[2] It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.12 on page 287 in 1935.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Pellegrinia coccinea (Hoerold) Sleumer
- Pellegrinia grandiflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Sleumer
- Pellegrinia harmsiana (Hoerold) Sleumer
- Pellegrinia hirsuta (Ruiz & Pav.) Sleumer
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Pellegrinia Sleumer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296851-2.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q250857 entry
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