| Wurdastom | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Wurdastom B.Walln. |
Wurdastom is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. [1]
It is native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in western South America. [1]
There are 8 accepted species by Plants of the World Online (as of Jan. 2022): [1]
The genus name of Wurdastom is in honour of John Julius Wurdack (1921–1998), an American botanist at the New York Botanical Garden and also the Smithsonian Institution. [2] It was first described and published in Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 98 (Suppl.) on page 461 in 1996. [1]
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