Trieenea Explained

Trieenea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.^[1] It is also in Tribe Leucophylleae.

It was named in reference to renowned South African botanist and plant collector, Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen, the prefix Tri- and the three letters e in the generic epithet being for the three initials of her name.^[2] It was first described and published in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh Vol.45 on page 489 (1988, published in 1989).^[1]

It is native to the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape Provinces within the Republic of South Africa.

Known species

According to Kew:

Notes and References

1. Web site: Trieenea Hilliard Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 12 March 2021 . en.
2. Web site: Plant Names T-Z The Eponym Dictionary of Southern African Plants California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations . The Eponym Dictionary of Southern African Plants . 18 May 2021 . en.