Biology:Wulfeniopsis

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Wulfeniopsis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Tribe: Veroniceae
Genus: Wulfeniopsis
D.Y.Hong

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

It is native to Nepal, West Himalaya , Pakistan and Afghanistan.[1]

Known species:[1]

  • Wulfeniopsis amherstiana (Benth.) D.Y.Hong
  • Wulfeniopsis nepalensis (T.Yamaz.) D.Y.Hong

The genus name of Wulfeniopsis is in honour of Franz Xaver von Wulfen (1728–1805), an Austrian botanist, zoologist, mineralogist, alpinist, and Jesuit priest.[2] It was first described and published in Acta Phytotax. Sin. Vol.18 on page 51 in 1980.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9096322 entry