Trieenea
| Trieenea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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[edit]
According to Kew:[1]
- Trieenea elsiae Hilliard
- Trieenea frigida Hilliard
- Trieenea glutinosa (Schltr.) Hilliard
- Trieenea lanciloba Hilliard
- Trieenea lasiocephala Hilliard
- Trieenea laxiflora Hilliard
- Trieenea longipedicellata Hilliard
- Trieenea occulta J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
- Trieenea schlechteri (Hiern) Hilliard
- Trieenea taylorii Hilliard
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "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.