Metternichia

Metternichia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.[1] The only species is Metternichia principis J.C.Mikan.[2]

Metternichia
Illustration of Metternichia principis from Curtis's Botanical Magazine vol. 79 in 1853
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Metternichia
J.C.Mikan
Species:
M. principis
Binomial name
Metternichia principis
J.C.Mikan

It is native to eastern Brazil.[2]

The genus name of Metternichia is in honour of Klemens von Metternich (1773–1859), diplomat and Austrian painter and illustrator.[3] The Latin specific epithet of principis is derived from princeps meaning foremost.[4] Both the genus and species were first described and published by Johann Christian Mikan in Del. Fl. Faun. Bras. on table 13 in 1823.[2]

References
  1. "Metternichia J.C.Mikan | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. "Metternichia principis J.C.Mikan | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
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