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Kerriothyrsus

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Genus of plants

Kerriothyrsus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Kerriothyrsus
C.Hansen
Species: K. tetrandrus
Binomial name
Kerriothyrsus tetrandrus
(Nayar) C.Hansen
Synonyms

Scorpiothyrsus tetrandrus Nayar

Kerriothyrsus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. The only species is Kerriothyrsus tetrandrus (Nayar) C.Hansen

Its native range is Indo-China. It is found in Laos and Vietnam.

The genus name of Kerriothyrsus is in honour of Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942), an Irish medical doctor. The Latin specific epithet of tetrandrus which is derived from a compound of 2 roots; tetra from the Greek τετρα meaning four and also andros meaning anthered (having anthers).

Both genus and species were first described and published in Willdenowia Vol.17 on page 154 in 1988.

References

  1. "Kerriothyrsus C.Hansen | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Kerriothyrsus tetrandrus (Nayar) C.Hansen | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226009193.
Taxon identifiers
Kerriothyrsus
Kerriothyrsus tetrandrus
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