Fonkia

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Fonkia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Fonkia
Phil. (1860)
Species:
F. uliginosa
Binomial name
Fonkia uliginosa
Phil. (1860)
Synonyms [1]
  • BraunblanquetiaEskuche
  • Braunblanquetia littoralisEskuche (1974)
  • Gratiola uliginosa(Phil.) F.Phil. (1881)

Fonkia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. The only species is Fonkia uliginosa. [1]

It is native to central and southern Chile and south-western Argentina. [1]

The genus is named after Francisco Fonk (1830–1912), a Chilean doctor. [2] The epithet of uliginosa is from the Latin word, of marshes; from uligo meaning dampness. [3] It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.30 on page 198 in 1860. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fonkia Phil. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN   978-3-946292-26-5 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780199102051.