Treutlera | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe: | Marsdenieae |
Genus: |
Treutlera Hook.f. |
Treutlera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. [1] It only contains one known species, Treutlera insignis Hook.f. [1]
It is native to Nepal, the East Himalaya and Assam in India. [1]
The genus name of Treutlera is in honour of William John Treutler (1841–1915), a British doctor who also worked at Kew Gardens. [2] The Latin specific epithet of insignis means significant. [3] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. Vol.15 on table 1425 in 1883. [1]
Treutlera | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe: | Marsdenieae |
Genus: |
Treutlera Hook.f. |
Treutlera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. [1] It only contains one known species, Treutlera insignis Hook.f. [1]
It is native to Nepal, the East Himalaya and Assam in India. [1]
The genus name of Treutlera is in honour of William John Treutler (1841–1915), a British doctor who also worked at Kew Gardens. [2] The Latin specific epithet of insignis means significant. [3] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. Vol.15 on table 1425 in 1883. [1]