Uroskinnera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1] It is also in Tribe Cheloneae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Uroskinnera Lindl. |
It is native to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador.[1]
Known species
editAccepted by Kew:[1]
- Uroskinnera almedae T.F.Daniel & D.E.Breedlove
- Uroskinnera flavida Lundell
- Uroskinnera hirtiflora Hemsl.
- Uroskinnera spectabilis Lindl.
The genus name of Uroskinnera is in honour of George Ure Skinner (1804–1867), an English merchant, ornithologist and plant collector.[2] It was first described and published in Gard. Chron. 1857 on page 36 in 1857.[1] The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Uroskinnera Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 March 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.
- ^ "Genus Uroskinnera Lindl". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2 January 2022.