Viscainoa

<i>Viscainoa</i>

Viscainoa

Genus of flowering plants

Viscainoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae.[1] It is also in the subfamily of Morkillioideae.

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It is native to north-western Mexico.[1]

Known species:[1]

  • Viscainoa geniculata (Kellogg) Greene
  • Viscainoa pinnata (I.M.Johnst.) Gentry

The genus name of Viscainoa is in honour of Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548 – c. 1625), a Spanish soldier, entrepreneur, explorer, and diplomat.[2] It was first described and published in Pittonia Vol.1 on page 163 in 1888.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Viscainoa Greene | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. [2]
    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.
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