Vanwykia

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Vanwykia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Vanwykia
Wiens

Vanwykia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae. [1]

Its native range is Southern Africa and is found in the countries of Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the Northern Provinces within South Africa. [1]

Known species

As accepted by Kew: [1]

The genus name of Vanwykia is in honour of Pieter van Wyck (1931–2006), a South African botanist and ecologist. [2] It was first described and published in Bothalia Vol.12 on page 422 in 1978. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Vanwykia Wiens | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 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 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.