Wilbrandia
| Wilbrandia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
| Tribe: | Coniandreae |
| Genus: | Wilbrandia Silva Manso |
Wilbrandia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.[1] It is also in Tribe Coniandreae.
It is native to Brazil, Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina.[1]
Known species[edit]
As accepted by Plants of the World Online:[1]
- Wilbrandia ebracteata Cogn.
- Wilbrandia glaziovii Cogn.
- Wilbrandia hibiscoides Silva Manso
- Wilbrandia longisepala Cogn.
- Wilbrandia verticillata (Vell.) Cogn.
The genus name of Wilbrandia is in honour of Johann Bernhard Wilbrand (1779–1846), a German anatomist and naturalist. He was a proponent of Naturphilosophie.[2] It was first described and published in Enum. Subst. Braz. page 30 in 1836.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Wilbrandia Silva Manso | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 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.