Biology:Tirpitzia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Tirpitzia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Linaceae
Subfamily: Linoideae
Genus: Tirpitzia
Hallier f.

Tirpitzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae.[1] It is also in the subfamily Linoideae.

Its native range is southern China to Vietnam and Taiwan.[1]

The genus name of Tirpitzia is in honour of Alfred von Tirpitz (1849–1930), a German grand admiral, Secretary of State of the German Imperial Naval Office.[2] It was first described and published in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. Vol.39 (Issue 2) on page 5 in 1921.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Tirpitzia bilocularis Suksathan & K.Larsen
  • Tirpitzia ovoidea Chun & F.C.How ex W.L.Sha
  • Tirpitzia sinensis (Hemsl.) Hallier f.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9298420 entry