Plenckia Explained

Plenckia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae.[1]

It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and north-western Argentina. The genus name of Plenckia is in honour of Joseph Jakob Plenck (1735–1807), an Austrian physician and polymath. He is now known as a pioneer dermatologist.[2] It was first described and published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. Vol.11 (Issue 1) on page 30 in 1861.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plenckia Reissek Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 20 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.

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