Wulfenia is a plant genus in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus was named after Franz Xaver von Wulfen (1728–1805), an Austrian botanist, zoologist, mineralogist, alpinist, and Jesuit priest.[1] It was first described in 1781 by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in .[2] It is also in Tribe Veroniceae.
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| Wulfenia carinthiaca inflorescence | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Tribe: | Veroniceae |
| Genus: | Wulfenia Jacq. |
Its native range is from Central Europe (Italy, Albania, Austria and Yugoslavia) to southern Turkey and northern Lebanon and Syria in western Asia.[3]
Species
editAccepted by Plants of the World Online;[3]
- Wulfenia baldaccii Degen
- Wulfenia carinthiaca Jacq.
- Wulfenia glanduligera (Hub.-Mor.) Surina
- Wulfenia orientalis Boiss.
The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they only list the following species; Wulfenia amherstiana Benth., Wulfenia baldaccii Degen and Wulfenia carinthiaca Jacq.[4]
References
edit- ^ Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Cambridge University Press. p. 408. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3. OCLC 348190404. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Wulfenia". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Wulfenia Jacq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Species of Wulfenia Jacq". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
External links
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Data related to Wulfenia at Wikispecies
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