| Kirkbridea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Kirkbridea Wurdack |
Kirkbridea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
It is native to Colombia.
The genus name of Kirkbridea is in honour of Joseph Harold Kirkbride (b. 1943), an American botanist who worked at the United States National Arboretum and as a curator at the Department of Agriculture's herbarium. It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.28 on page 141 in 1976.
Known species, according to Kew;
- Kirkbridea pentamera Wurdack
- Kirkbridea tetramera Wurdack
References
- ^ "Kirkbridea Wurdack | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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| Kirkbridea | |