Biology:Muellerargia
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Short description: Genus of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Muellerargia Cogn. |
Muellerargia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.[1]
Its native range is Madagascar, and southern and eastern Malesia to northern Australia. It is found in Christmas Island, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Queensland, Sulawesi and Western Australia.[1]
The genus name of Muellerargia is in honour of Johannes Müller Argoviensis (1828–1896), a Swiss botanist who was a specialist in lichens.[2] It was first described and published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. Vol.3 on page 630 in 1881.[1]
Species
According to Kew:[1]
- Muellerargia jeffreyana Keraudren – Madagascar
- Muellerargia timorensis Cogn. – Java, Bali, Christmas Island, Wallacea, New Guinea, Queensland, Western Australia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Muellerargia Cogn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:13343-1.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q9035634 entry
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