| Verhuellia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Verhuellia Miq. |
| Synonyms | |
MildeaGriseb. | |
Verhuellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Piperaceae. [1] Verhuellia is a sister genus to all other Piperaceae, but has its own subfamily of Verhuellioideae. [2]
It is native to Cuba and Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti). [1]
As accepted by Kew: [1]
The genus name of Verhuellia is in honour of Quirijn Maurits Rudolph Ver Huell (1787–1860), a Dutch rear admiral, illustrator and entomologist. [3] It was first described and published in Syst. Piperac. on page 47 in 1843. [1]
The Piperaceae, also known as the pepper family, are a large family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 3,600 currently accepted species in 5 genera. The vast majority of species can be found within the two main genera: Piper and Peperomia.
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