Vanwykia Explained

Vanwykia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Southern Africa and is found in the countries of Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the Northern Provinces within South Africa.

Known species

As accepted by Kew:

• Vanwykia remota (Baker & Sprague) Wiens
• Vanwykia rubella Polhill & Wiens

The genus name of Vanwykia is in honour of Pieter van Wyck (1931–2006), a South African botanist and ecologist.^[2] It was first described and published in Bothalia Vol.12 on page 422 in 1978.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vanwykia Wiens 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.