| Kirkbridea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Kirkbridea Wurdack |
Kirkbridea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. [1]
It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of northern Colombia. [1] [2]
The genus name of Kirkbridea is in honour of Joseph Harold Kirkbride (b. 1943), an American botanist who worked at the United States National Arboretum and as a curator at the Department of Agriculture's herbarium. [3] It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.28 on page 141 in 1976. [1]
Known species, according to Kew; [1]
- Kirkbridea pentamera Wurdack
- Kirkbridea tetramera Wurdack