Wulfeniopsis Explained

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

It is native to Nepal, West Himalaya, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Known species:

• Wulfeniopsis amherstiana (Benth.) D.Y.Hong
• Wulfeniopsis nepalensis (T.Yamaz.) D.Y.Hong

The genus name of Wulfeniopsis is in honour of Franz Xaver von Wulfen (1728–1805), an Austrian botanist, zoologist, mineralogist, alpinist, and Jesuit priest.^[2] It was first described and published in Acta Phytotax. Sin. Vol.18 on page 51 in 1980.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wulfeniopsis D.Y.Hong 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.