| Wulfeniopsis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Tribe: | Veroniceae |
| Genus: | Wulfeniopsis D.Y.Hong |
Wulfeniopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It is also in Tribe Veroniceae.
It is native to Nepal, West Himalaya, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Known species:
- Wulfeniopsis amherstiana (Benth.) D.Y.Hong
- Wulfeniopsis nepalensis (T.Yamaz.) D.Y.Hong
The genus name of Wulfeniopsis is in honour of Franz Xaver von Wulfen (1728–1805), an Austrian botanist, zoologist, mineralogist, alpinist, and Jesuit priest. It was first described and published in Acta Phytotax. Sin. Vol.18 on page 51 in 1980.
References
- ^ "Wulfeniopsis D.Y.Hong | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Wulfeniopsis | |