Kalbreyeriella

Kalbreyeriella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.[1]

Kalbreyeriella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Kalbreyeriella
Lindau

Its native range is Costa Rica to Peru and northern Brazil. It is also found in the countries of Colombia, Ecuador and Panamá.[1]

The genus name of Kalbreyeriella is in honour of Guillermo Kalbreyer (1847–1912), a German plant collector who was sent by James Veitch & Sons of Chelsea, London to collect new plants in West Africa and South America.[2] It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.8 on page 143 in 1922.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Kalbreyeriella cabrerae Leonard
  • Kalbreyeriella gigas Leonard
  • Kalbreyeriella rioquebradasiana Gómez-Laur. & Hammel
  • Kalbreyeriella rostellata Lindau

References
  1. "Kalbreyeriella Lindau | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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