Tribounia

Tribounia
Preserved specimen of Tribounia venosa
Tribounia venosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Tribounia
D.J.Middleton (2012)

Tribounia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It contains two species, which are both endemic to Thailand. The genus was created in 2012.

Distribution

It is native to Thailand. Both species are endemic to the country, and grow in crevices on karst limestone.

Species

Known species, according to Kew:

Taxonomy

The genus was first described and published in Taxon, in 2012. It was created alongside the description of T. grandiflora, and resolved the taxonomic placement of T. venosa, which had previously been placed in Didymocarpus.

A genetic analysis found Tribounia to be closely related to Didissandra.

Description

Tribounia are herbs characterised by a prominent boss on the corolla. The plants have two fertile stames, which protude into the boss. The genus also has fruits that hang on long stems. Both species have tube-shaped, purple flowers.

Etymology

The genus name of Tribounia is in honour of Pramote Triboun (fl. 1990 – 2002), a Thai botanist at the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tribounia D.J.Middleton | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Middleton, David; Möller, Michael (28 December 2018). "Tribounia, a new genus of Gesneriaceae from Thailand". Taxon. 61 (6): 1286–95. doi:10.1002/tax.616009. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  3. ↑ 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.