Tyleria

Tyleria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Ochnaceae
Subfamily:	Ochnoideae
Tribe:	Sauvagesieae
Genus:	Tyleria; Gleason
Synonyms
	Adenanthe Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack

Tyleria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ochnaceae. It is also within the Sauvagesieae tribe.

It is native to Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela.

Known species

As accepted by Kew:

Tyleria apiculata Sastre
Tyleria aristata Maguire & Wurdack
Tyleria bicarpellata (Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack) M.C.E.Amaral
Tyleria breweriana Steyerm.
Tyleria floribunda Gleason
Tyleria grandiflora Gleason
Tyleria linearis Gleason
Tyleria pendula Maguire & Wurdack
Tyleria phelpsiana Maguire & Steyerm.
Tyleria silvana Maguire
Tyleria spathulata Gleason
Tyleria spectabilis Maguire & Wurdack
Tyleria terrae-humilis Sastre
Tyleria tremuloidea Maguire & Wurdack

The genus name of Tyleria is in honour of Sidney Frederick Tyler (1907–1993), American banker and cattle rancher; supporter of charitable organizations. It was first described and published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club Vol.58 on page 391 in 1931.

References

1 2 3 4 "Tyleria Gleason | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 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 "Tyleria Gleason | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 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.