Biology:Plenckia
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Short description: Genus of flowering plant
Plenckia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Celastrales |
Family: | Celastraceae |
Genus: | Plenckia Reissek |
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Plenckia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae.[1]
It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and north-western Argentina.[1]
The genus name of Plenckia is in honour of Joseph Jakob Plenck (1735–1807), an Austrian physician and polymath. He is now known as a pioneer dermatologist.[2] It was first described and published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. Vol.11 (Issue 1) on page 30 in 1861.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Plenckia integerrima Lundell
- Plenckia microcarpa Lundell
- Plenckia populnea Reissek
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Plenckia Reissek | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331862-2.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q9061082 entry
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