Tirpitzia

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Tirpitzia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Linaceae
Subfamily: Linoideae
Genus: Tirpitzia
Hallier f.

Tirpitzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae. [1] It is also in the subfamily Linoideae.

Its native range is southern China to Vietnam and Taiwan. [1]

The genus name of Tirpitzia is in honour of Alfred von Tirpitz (1849–1930), a German grand admiral, Secretary of State of the German Imperial Naval Office. [2] It was first described and published in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. Vol.39 (Issue 2) on page 5 in 1921. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tirpitzia Hallier 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.