Lueheopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1] It is also in the subfamily of Grewioideae.
| Lueheopsis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Lueheopsis Burret |
Its native range is southern Tropical America. It is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Lueheopsis is in honour of Carl Emil von der Luehe or Lühe (1751–1801), a German botanist and chamberlain of Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark; later a chamberlain in Vienna, Austria.[2] 'Opsis' refers to the Ancient Greek word ὄψις meaning aspect or appearance.[3][4] It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.9 on page 838 in 1926.[1] ὄψις (ópsis, “aspect", "appearance”)
Species edit
According to Kew:[1]
- Lueheopsis althaeiflora (Spruce ex Benth.) Burret
- Lueheopsis burretiana Ducke
- Lueheopsis duckeana Burret
- Lueheopsis hoehnei Burret
- Lueheopsis rosea (Ducke) Burret
- Lueheopsis rugosa (Pulle) Burret
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Lueheopsis Burret | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary
- ^ ὄψις entry in Liddell-Scott disctionary at the Perseus project