Vesalea
Vesalea floribunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Vesalea
M.Martens & Galeotti
Type species
Vesalea floribunda
Species

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Vesalea is a plant genus in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. They are native to Mexico.

The genus was circumscribed by Martin Martens and Henri Guillaume Galeotti in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles vol.11 (1) on page 242 in 1844.[1]

The genus name of Vesalea is in honour of Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564), who was a Belgian anatomist and physician. He was a professor at the University of Padua (1537–1542) and later became Imperial physician at the court of Emperor Charles V.[2]

Species

As accepted by Plants of the World Online (POWO);[1]

  • Vesalea coriacea (Hemsl.) T.Kim & B.Sun ex Landrein
  • Vesalea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Vesalea grandifolia (Villarreal) Hua Feng Wang & Landrein
  • Vesalea mexicana (Villarreal) Hua Feng Wang & Landrein
  • Vesalea occidentalis (Villarreal) H.F.Wang & Landrein
  • Vesalea subcoriacea (Villarreal) Landrein

References

  1. 1 2 "Vesalea M.Martens & Galeotti | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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