| Tirpitzia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Linaceae |
| Subfamily: | Linoideae |
| Genus: | Tirpitzia Hallier f. |
Tirpitzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae.[1] It is also in the subfamily Linoideae.
Its native range is southern China to Vietnam and Taiwan.[1]
The genus name of Tirpitzia is in honour of Alfred von Tirpitz (1849–1930), a German grand admiral, Secretary of State of the German Imperial Naval Office.[2] It was first described and published in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. Vol.39 (Issue 2) on page 5 in 1921.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Tirpitzia bilocularis Suksathan & K.Larsen
- Tirpitzia ovoidea Chun & F.C.How ex W.L.Sha
- Tirpitzia sinensis (Hemsl.) Hallier f.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Tirpitzia Hallier f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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