Holmbergia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Holmbergia Hicken (1909) |
Species: | H. tweediei |
Binomial name | |
Holmbergia tweediei (Moq.) Speg. (1916) | |
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Holmbergia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It only contains one species, Holmbergia tweediei (Moq.) Speg.
Its native range is in southern South America. It is found in Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.
The genus name of Holmbergia is in honour of Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg (1775ā1862), an Argentine natural historian and novelist, as well as a leading figure in Argentine biology. The Latin specific epithet of tweediei refers to botanist John (James) Tweedie (1900-1989).
The genus of Holmbergia was first described and published in Apuntes Hist. Nat. Vol.1 on page 65 in 1909. and the species, Holmbergia tweediei was first described and published in Physis (Buenos Aires) Vol.2 on page 178 in 1916.
References
- ^ "Holmbergia tweediei (Moq.) Speg". Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Holmbergia Hicken | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, DāL. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
- Moquin in A.P. De Candolle. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis. volume 13(2). page 63. 1849.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Holmbergia | |
Holmbergia tweedii |