Uroskinnera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Uroskinnera
Lindl.

Uroskinnera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1] It is also in Tribe Cheloneae.

It is native to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador.[1]

Known species

Accepted by Kew:[1]

  • Uroskinnera almedae T.F.Daniel & D.E.Breedlove
  • Uroskinnera flavida Lundell
  • Uroskinnera hirtiflora Hemsl.
  • Uroskinnera spectabilis Lindl.

The genus name of Uroskinnera is in honour of George Ure Skinner (1804–1867), an English merchant, ornithologist and plant collector.[2] It was first described and published in Gard. Chron. 1857 on page 36 in 1857.[1] The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Uroskinnera Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. "Genus Uroskinnera Lindl". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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