Tessiera

Tessiera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Tessiera
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Synonyms

Diphragmus C.Presl

Tessiera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]

It is native to Mexico.[1]

The genus name of Tessiera is in honour of Henri-Alexandre Tessier (1741–1837), a French doctor and agronomist.[2] It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.4 on page 574 in 1830.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tessiera DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ 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.