Biology:Uroskinnera

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Uroskinnera
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Uroskinnera
Lindl.

Uroskinnera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1] It is also in Tribe Cheloneae.

It is native to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador.[1]

Known species

Accepted by Kew:[1]

  • Uroskinnera almedae T.F.Daniel & D.E.Breedlove
  • Uroskinnera flavida Lundell
  • Uroskinnera hirtiflora Hemsl.
  • Uroskinnera spectabilis Lindl.

The genus name of Uroskinnera is in honour of George Ure Skinner (1804–1867), an English merchant, ornithologist and plant collector.[2] It was first described and published in Gard. Chron. 1857 on page 36 in 1857.[1] The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10388274 entry