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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Genus: |
Heppiella Regel |
Synonyms | |
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Heppiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. [1]
Its native range is western South America to Venezuela. It is found in the countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. [1]
The genus name of Heppiella is in honour of Johann Adam Philipp Hepp (1797–1867), a German physician and lichenologist. [2] It was first described and published in Gartenflora Vol.2 on page 353 in 1853. [1]
Species, according to Kew: [1]
[[Category:Flora of Venezuela