Biology:Kirkbridea

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Short description: Genus of plants

Kirkbridea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Kirkbridea
Wurdack

Kirkbridea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.[1]

It is native to Colombia.[1]

The genus name of Kirkbridea is in honour of Joseph Harold Kirkbride (b. 1943), an American botanist who worked at the United States National Arboretum and as a curator at the Department of Agriculture's herbarium.[2] It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.28 on page 141 in 1976.[1]

Known species, according to Kew;[1]

  • Kirkbridea pentamera Wurdack
  • Kirkbridea tetramera Wurdack

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10314432 entry