Pellegrinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.[1]
| Pellegrinia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Pellegrinia Sleumer |
It is native to Colombia and Peru in western South America.[1]
The genus name of Pellegrinia is in honour of François Pellegrin (1881–1965), a French botanist, who specialised in the plants of tropical Africa.[2] It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.12 on page 287 in 1935.[1]
Known species
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Pellegrinia coccinea (Hoerold) Sleumer
- Pellegrinia grandiflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Sleumer
- Pellegrinia harmsiana (Hoerold) Sleumer
- Pellegrinia hirsuta (Ruiz & Pav.) Sleumer
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Pellegrinia Sleumer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 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.