Tyleria

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Tyleria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Subfamily: Ochnoideae
Tribe: Sauvagesieae
Genus: Tyleria
Gleason
Synonyms

AdenantheMaguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack

Tyleria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ochnaceae. [1] It is also within the Sauvagesieae tribe.

It is native to Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. [1]

Known species

As accepted by Kew: [1]

The genus name of Tyleria is in honour of Sidney Frederick Tyler (1907–1993), American banker and cattle rancher; supporter of charitable organizations. [2] It was first described and published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club Vol.58 on page 391 in 1931. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tyleria Gleason | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 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.