Treutlera

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Treutlera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Marsdenieae
Genus: Treutlera
Hook.f.

Treutlera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. [1] It only contains one known species, Treutlera insignisHook.f. [1]

It is native to Nepal, the East Himalaya and Assam in India. [1]

The genus name of Treutlera is in honour of William John Treutler (1841–1915), a British doctor who also worked at Kew Gardens. [2] The Latin specific epithet of insignis means significant. [3] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. Vol.15 on table 1425 in 1883. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Treutlera Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 March 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.
  3. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN   978-1845337315.