Irlbachia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Irlbachia Mart. |
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It is native to Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil.[1]
The genus name of Irlbachia is in honour of Franz Gabriel von Bray (1765–1832), a Bavarian diplomat and naturalist. He was president of the botanical society in Regensburg.[2] It was first described and published in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Vol.2 on page 101 in 1827.[1]
Species
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Irlbachia nemorosa (Willd. ex Schult.) Merr.
- Irlbachia phelpsiana Maguire
- Irlbachia plantaginifolia Maguire
- Irlbachia poeppigii (Griseb.) L.Cobb & Maas
- Irlbachia tatei (Gleason) Maguire
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Irlbachia Mart. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.