Kuepferia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.[1]
| Kuepferia | |
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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: | Kuepferia Adr.Favre |
Its native range stretches from (East and West) Himalaya to southern Central China. It is also found in Myanmar, Nepal and Tibet.[1]
The genus name of Kuepferia is in honour of Philippe Küpfer (b. 1942), Swiss professor of botany at the University of Neuchâtel and also specialist in Gentianaceae and Ranunculaceae.[2] It was first described and published in Taxon Vol.63 on page 349 in 2014.[1]
Known species
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Kuepferia caryophyllea (Harry Sm.) Adr.Favre
- Kuepferia chateri (T.N.Ho) Adr.Favre
- Kuepferia damyonensis (C.Marquand) Adr.Favre
- Kuepferia decorata (Diels) Adr.Favre
- Kuepferia doxiongshangensis (T.N.Ho) Adr.Favre
- Kuepferia hicksii (Harry Sm.) Adr.Favre
- Kuepferia infelix (C.B.Clarke) Adr.Favre
- Kuepferia kanchii D.Maity, S.K.Dey & Adr.Favre
- Kuepferia leucantha (Harry Sm.) Adr.Favre
- Kuepferia masonii (T.N.Ho) Adr.Favre
- Kuepferia otophora (Franch.) Adr.Favre
- Kuepferia otophoroides (Harry Sm.) Adr.Favre
- Kuepferia pringlei D.Maity & S.K.Dey
- Kuepferia sichitoensis (C.Marquand) Adr.Favre
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Kuepferia Adr.Favre | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.