Indofevillea Explained

Indofevillea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Eastern Himalayas, Assam, to Tibet and Myanmar.

The genus name of Indofevillea is in honour of Louis Feuillée (1660–1732), a French member of the Order of the Minims, explorer, astronomer, geographer, and botanist.^[2] It was first described and published by Debabarta Chatterjee in 1946.^[3]

Known species, according to Kew;

• Indofevillea jiroi
• Indofevillea khasiana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indofevillea Chatterjee Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 26 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.
3. Chatterjee. D.. A New Genus of Cucurbitaceæ . Nature. 1946. 158. 4010. 345. 10.1038/158345b0. 4139917. free. 1946Natur.158Q.345C.