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| Kirkbridea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| 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.[1]
It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of northern Colombia.[1][2]
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.[3] It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.28 on page 141 in 1976.[1]
Known species, according to Kew;[1]
- Kirkbridea pentamera Wurdack
- Kirkbridea tetramera Wurdack
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Kirkbridea Wurdack | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ↑ Schipper, Jan. "Santa Marta Montane Forests". One Earth. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ↑ 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.