Klaprothia

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Klaprothia
Klaprothia fasciculata.jpg
Klaprothia fasciculata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Loasaceae
Genus: Klaprothia
Kunth
Synonyms
  • AncyrostemmaPoepp.
  • SclerothrixC.Presl

Klaprothia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae. [1]

Its native range is Mexico to southern Tropical America and Hispaniola. It is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela. [1]

The genus name of Klaprothia is in honour of Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743–1817), a German chemist. [2] It was first described and published in (F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth) Nov. Gen. Sp. Vol.6 on page 121 in 1823. [1]

Species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Klaprothia Kunth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 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.