Tessiera

Tessiera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Tessiera; DC.
Synonyms
	Diphragmus C.Presl

Tessiera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.

It is native to Mexico.

The genus name of Tessiera is in honour of Henri-Alexandre Tessier (1741–1837), a French doctor and agronomist. It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.4 on page 574 in 1830.

Known species

According to Kew:

Tessiera hexasepala (Borhidi & Lozada-Pérez) R.M.Salas & E.L.Cabral
Tessiera lithospermoides DC.

References

1 2 3 4 "Tessiera DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 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.

[POWO-1] 1 2 3 4 "Tessiera DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 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.