Muellerargia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.[1]
| Muellerargia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Muellerargia Cogn. |
Its native range is Madagascar, and southern and eastern Malesia to northern Australia. It is found in Christmas Island, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Queensland, Sulawesi and Western Australia.[1]
The genus name of Muellerargia is in honour of Johannes Müller Argoviensis (1828–1896), a Swiss botanist who was a specialist in lichens.[2] It was first described and published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. Vol.3 on page 630 in 1881.[1]
Species
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Muellerargia jeffreyana Keraudren – Madagascar
- Muellerargia timorensis Cogn. – Java, Bali, Christmas Island, Wallacea, New Guinea, Queensland, Western Australia.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Muellerargia Cogn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 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.