Lueheopsis

Lueheopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1] It is also in the subfamily of Grewioideae.

Lueheopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Lueheopsis
Burret

Its native range is southern Tropical America. It is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name of Lueheopsis is in honour of Carl Emil von der Luehe or Lühe (1751–1801), a German botanist and chamberlain of Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark; later a chamberlain in Vienna, Austria.[2] 'Opsis' refers to the Ancient Greek word ὄψις meaning aspect or appearance.[3][4] It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.9 on page 838 in 1926.[1] ὄψις (ópsis, “aspect", "appearance”)

Species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Lueheopsis althaeiflora (Spruce ex Benth.) Burret
  • Lueheopsis burretiana Ducke
  • Lueheopsis duckeana Burret
  • Lueheopsis hoehnei Burret
  • Lueheopsis rosea (Ducke) Burret
  • Lueheopsis rugosa (Pulle) Burret

References
  1. "Lueheopsis Burret | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 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.
  3. Oxford English Dictionary
  4. ὄψις entry in Liddell-Scott disctionary at the Perseus project
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