Kaisupeea

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Kaisupeea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Kaisupeea
B.L.Burtt (2001)

Kaisupeea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. [1]

Its native range is Indo-China. It is found in Myanmar and Thailand. [1]

The genus name of Kaisupeea is in honour of Supee Saksuwan Larsen (b. 1939) and her husband Kai Larsen (1926–2012), a Danish botanist. [2] it was first described and published in Nordic J. Bot. Vol.21 on page 116 in 2001. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kaisupeea B.L.Burtt | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 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.