Galpinia

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Galpinia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Galpinia
N.E.Br.
Species:
G. transvaalica
Binomial name
Galpinia transvaalica
Synonyms [1]
  • Galpinia parvifloraH.M.L.Forbes

Galpinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lythraceae. The only species is Galpinia transvaalica. [2]

Its native range is tropical and Southern Africa. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces (Provinces of South Africa), Mozambique, Eswatini and Zimbabwe. [2]

The genus name of Galpinia is in honour of Ernest Edward Galpin (1858–1941), a South African botanist and banker, [3] and the specific epithet of transvaalica refers to Transvaal (an historic region of South Africa). The plant was first described and published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894 on page 345 in 1894. [2]

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References

  1. "Galpinia transvaalica". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Galpinia N.E.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-8493-2676-9.