| 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. It only contains one known species, Treutlera insignis Hook.f.
It is native to Nepal, the East Himalaya and Assam in India.
The genus name of Treutlera is in honour of William John Treutler (1841–1915), a British doctor who also worked at Kew Gardens. The Latin specific epithet of insignis means significant. Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. Vol.15 on table 1425 in 1883.
References
- ^ "Treutlera Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 March 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.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
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| Treutlera | |