Huidobria
Huidobria | |
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Huidobria chilensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Cornales |
Family: | Loasaceae |
Genus: | Huidobria Gay |
Huidobria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae.[1]
It is native to northern Chile.[1]
The genus name of Huidobria is in honour of Francisco García de Huidobro Aldunate (1791–1852), a Chilean politician and director of the national library. He was also conservator at the natural history museum in Chile.[2] The genus was first described and published in Fl. Chil. Vol.2 on page 438 in 1847.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Gay
- Phil.
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Huidobria Gay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Loasaceae
- Cornales genera
- Plants described in 1845
- Flora of Chile