Biology:Tessiera
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Short description: Genus of plants
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Tessiera DC. |
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Diphragmus C.Presl | |
Tessiera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]
It is native to Mexico.[1]
The genus name of Tessiera is in honour of Henri-Alexandre Tessier (1741–1837), a French doctor and agronomist.[2] It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.4 on page 574 in 1830.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Tessiera hexasepala (Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez) R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral
- Tessiera lithospermoides DC.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Tessiera DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:35448-1.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q15964047 entry
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