Uroskinnera Explained

Uroskinnera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.^[1] It is also in Tribe Cheloneae.

It is native to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador.

Known species

Accepted by Kew:

• Uroskinnera almedae T.F.Daniel & D.E.Breedlove
• Uroskinnera flavida Lundell
• Uroskinnera hirtiflora Hemsl.
• Uroskinnera spectabilis Lindl.

The genus name of Uroskinnera is in honour of George Ure Skinner (1804–1867), an English merchant, ornithologist and plant collector.^[2] It was first described and published in Gard. Chron. 1857 on page 36 in 1857.^[1] The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uroskinnera Lindl. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 14 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 . 1 January 2021.
3. Web site: Genus Uroskinnera Lindl. . npgsweb.ars-grin.gov . 2 January 2022.