Biology:Wurdastom

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Wurdastom
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Wurdastom
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Wurdastom is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.[1]

It is native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in western South America.[1]

Known species

There are 8 accepted species by Plants of the World Online (as of Jan. 2022):[1]

Taxonomy

The genus name of Wurdastom is in honour of John Julius Wurdack (1921–1998), an American botanist at the New York Botanical Garden and also the Smithsonian Institution.[2] It was first described and published in Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 98 (Suppl.) on page 461 in 1996.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17440986 entry