| Pellegrinia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Pellegrinia Sleumer |
Pellegrinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.
It is native to Colombia and Peru in western South America.
The genus name of Pellegrinia is in honour of François Pellegrin (1881–1965), a French botanist, who specialised in the plants of tropical Africa. It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.12 on page 287 in 1935.
Known species
According to Kew:
- Pellegrinia coccinea (Hoerold) Sleumer
- Pellegrinia grandiflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Sleumer
- Pellegrinia harmsiana (Hoerold) Sleumer
- Pellegrinia hirsuta (Ruiz & Pav.) Sleumer
References
- ^ "Pellegrinia Sleumer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pellegrinia | |