Heppiella
Heppiella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Genus: | Heppiella Regel |
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Heppiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.[1]
Its native range is western South America to Venezuela. It is found in the countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Heppiella is in honour of Johann Adam Philipp Hepp (1797–1867), a German physician and lichenologist.[2] It was first described and published in Gartenflora Vol.2 on page 353 in 1853.[1]
Species, according to Kew:[1]
- Hanst.
- (Kunth) Hanst.
- (Cav.) Cuatrec.
- (Lindl. & Paxton) Fritsch
References[]
[[Category:Flora of Venezuela
Categories:
- Gesnerioideae
- Gesneriaceae genera
- Taxa named by Eduard August von Regel
- Plants described in 1853
- Flora of Colombia
- Flora of Ecuador
- Flora of Peru