Kerriothyrsus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: |
Kerriothyrsus C.Hansen |
Species: | K. tetrandrus
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Binomial name | |
Kerriothyrsus tetrandrus (Nayar) C.Hansen
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Synonyms | |
Scorpiothyrsus tetrandrus Nayar |
Kerriothyrsus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. [1] The only species is Kerriothyrsus tetrandrus (Nayar) C.Hansen [2]
Its native range is Indo-China. It is found in Laos and Vietnam. [2]
The genus name of Kerriothyrsus is in honour of Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942), an Irish medical doctor. [3] The Latin specific epithet of tetrandrus which is derived from a compound of 2 roots; tetra from the Greek τετρα meaning four and also andros meaning anthered (having anthers). [4]
Both genus and species were first described and published in Willdenowia Vol.17 on page 154 in 1988. [2]