Tessiera Explained

Tessiera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.^[1]

It is native to Mexico.

The genus name of Tessiera is in honour of Henri-Alexandre Tessier (1741–1837), a French doctor and agronomist.^[2] It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.4 on page 574 in 1830.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Tessiera hexasepala
• Tessiera lithospermoides

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tessiera DC. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 17 March 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.