| Berghesia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Berghesia Nees |
| Species: | B. coccinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Berghesia coccinea | |
Berghesia is a monospecific genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck in 1847. [1] The genus contains only one species, viz. Berghesia coccinea, which is endemic to Mexico.
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Goethe and was born within the lifetime of Linnaeus. He described approximately 7,000 plant species. His last official act as president of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina was to admit Charles Darwin as a member. He was the author of numerous monographs on botany and zoology. His best-known works deal with fungi.
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People with the surname Nees include:
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