Luxemburgia

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Luxemburgia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Subfamily: Ochnoideae
Tribe: Luxemburgieae
Genus: Luxemburgia
A.St.-Hil.
Synonyms
  • CharidionBong.
  • EpiblepharisTiegh.
  • HilairellaTiegh.
  • PeriblepharisTiegh.
  • PlectantheraMart.

Luxemburgia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ochnaceae. [1]

It is native to Brazil. [1]

The genus name of Luxemburgia is in honour of Charles Emmanuel Sigismond de Montmorency-Luxembourg (1774–1861), French duke of Piney-Luxembourg and also a botanical patron. [2] It was first described and published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Vol.9 on page 352 in 1822. [1]

Species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Luxemburgia A.St.-Hil. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 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. S2CID   187926901 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.