Nierembergia

Nierembergia
Nierembergia frutescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Subfamily:	Petunioideae
Genus:	Nierembergia Ruiz & Pav.
Species
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Nierembergia /ˌnɪərɛmˈbɜːrɡiə/,[1] common name cupflower, is a genus of plants in the nightshade family. It is named after the Spanish Jesuit and mystic Juan Eusebio Nieremberg (1595-1658).

Selected species

Accepted species include:[2]

• Nierembergia andina Millán
• Nierembergia angustifolia Kunth
• Nierembergia aristata D.Don
• Nierembergia boliviana Millán
• Nierembergia browallioides Griseb.
• Nierembergia calycina Hook.
• Nierembergia ericoides Miers
• Nierembergia espinosae Steyerm.
• Nierembergia graveolens A.St.-Hil.
• Nierembergia hatschbachii A.A.Cocucci & Hunz.
• Nierembergia linariifolia Graham
• Nierembergia micrantha Cabrera
• Nierembergia pinifolia Miers
• Nierembergia pulchella Gillies ex Miers
• Nierembergia repens Ruiz & Pav.
• Nierembergia rigida Miers
• Nierembergia riograndensis Hunz. & A.A.Cocucci
• Nierembergia rivularis Miers
• Nierembergia scoparia Sendtn.
• Nierembergia spathulata Kunth
• Nierembergia tandilensis (Kuntze) Cabrera
• Nierembergia tucumanensis Millán
• Nierembergia veitchii Berk. ex Hook.

References

1. Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
2. "Nierembergia Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

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