Pellegrinia Explained

Pellegrinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.^[1]

It is native to Colombia and Peru in western South America. The genus name of Pellegrinia is in honour of François Pellegrin (1881–1965), a French botanist, who specialised in the plants of tropical Africa.^[2] It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.12 on page 287 in 1935.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Pellegrinia coccinea
• Pellegrinia grandiflora
• Pellegrinia harmsiana
• Pellegrinia hirsuta

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pellegrinia Sleumer Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 19 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 . 1 January 2021.