Viscainoa Explained

Viscainoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae.^[1] It is also in the subfamily of Morkillioideae.

It is native to north-western Mexico.

Known species:

• Viscainoa geniculata (Kellogg) Greene
• Viscainoa pinnata (I.M.Johnst.) Gentry

The genus name of Viscainoa is in honour of Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548 – c. 1625), a Spanish soldier, entrepreneur, explorer, and diplomat.^[2] It was first described and published in Pittonia Vol.1 on page 163 in 1888.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Viscainoa Greene Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 13 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.