| Fonkia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Fonkia Phil. (1860) |
| Species: | F. uliginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Fonkia uliginosa Phil. (1860) | |
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Fonkia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. The only species is Fonkia uliginosa.
It is native to central and southern Chile and south-western Argentina.
The genus is named after Francisco Fonk (1830–1912), a Chilean doctor. The epithet of uliginosa is from the Latin word, of marshes; from uligo meaning dampness. It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.30 on page 198 in 1860.
References
- ^ "Fonkia Phil. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 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.
- Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Fonkia | |
| Fonkia uliginosa | |