Biology:Briggsiopsis
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Briggsiopsis K.Y.Pan |
Briggsiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.[1] It contains only one known species, Briggsiopsis delavayi (Franch.) K.Y.Pan
Its native range is southern central China.[1]
The genus is named in honour of Munro Briggs Scott (1889–1917), a Scottish botanist and British officer who was killed in WW I.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Briggsiopsis K.Y.Pan | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:893441-1.
- ↑ Gledhill, David (2002). The Names of Plants (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 78. ISBN 9780521866453. https://books.google.com/books?id=NJ6PyhVuecwC&pg=PA78.
Wikidata ☰ Q15934947 entry
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