Biology:Tribounia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Tribounia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Tribounia
D.J.Middleton

Tribounia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.[1]

It is native to Thailand.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Tribounia grandiflora D.J.Middleton
  • Tribounia venosa (Barnett) D.J.Middleton

The genus name of Tribounia is in honour of Pramote Triboun (fl. 1990 – 2002), a Thai botanist at the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research.[2] It was first described and published in Taxon Vol.61 on page 1287 in 2012.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q87305102 entry