Trieenea
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| Trieenea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Limoselleae |
| Genus: | Trieenea Hilliard |
Trieenea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.[1] It is also in Tribe Leucophylleae. It was named in reference to renowned South African botanist and plant collector, Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen, the prefix Tri- and the three letters e in the generic epithet being for the three initials of her name.[2] It was first described and published in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh Vol.45 on page 489 (1988, published in 1989).[1] It is native to the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape Provinces within the Republic of South Africa.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Trieenea elsiae Hilliard
- Hilliard Hilliard
- J.C.Manning & Goldblatt Trieenea schlechteri
- Trieenea lasiocephala (Hiern) Hilliard
- Trieenea glutinosa Hilliard
- Hilliard Trieenea laxiflora
- Trieenea frigida (Schltr.) Hilliard
- Hilliard Trieenea longipedicellata
- Trieenea lanciloba Hilliard
- Trieenea taylorii Trieenea occulta
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Trieenea Hilliard | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ↑ "Plant Names T-Z | The Eponym Dictionary of Southern African Plants | California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations". The Eponym Dictionary of Southern African Plants. Retrieved 18 May 2021.