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Irlbachia

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Irlbachia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Irlbachia
Mart.
Synonyms
  • Brachycodon Progel
  • Pagaea Griseb.

Irlbachia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.[1]

It is native to Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil.[1]

The genus name of Irlbachia is in honour of Franz Gabriel von Bray (1765–1832), a Bavarian diplomat and naturalist. He was president of the botanical society in Regensburg.[2] It was first described and published in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Vol.2 on page 101 in 1827.[1]

Species

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Irlbachia Mart. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  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.