Driessenia

Driessenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Driessenia
Korth.

Driessenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.

Its native range is Western and Central Malesia.

The genus name is in honour of Peter van Driessen (1753–1828), Dutch doctor, pharmacist, chemist and botanist.

Species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Driessenia Korth. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.