Thepparatia
Thepparatia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, the liana Thepparatia scandens.[2][1]
| Thepparatia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Thepparatia Phuph. (2006) |
| Species: | T. scandens |
| Binomial name | |
| Thepparatia scandens (Roxb. ex G.Don) Phuph. (2019) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Its native range is from the Indian subcontinent to parts of Indo-China. It is found in the Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, eastern Himalaya, India, Myanmar and Thailand.[2]
The genus name of Thepparatia is in honour of Sirindhorn (b. 1955), Thailand princess. (Thais commonly refer to her as "Phra Thep", meaning "princess angel").[3] The Latin specific epithet of scandens means climbing, as derived from scando.[4] The genus was first described and published in Thai Forest Bull., Bot. Vol.34 on page 195 in 2006.[2] The species was published in Fl. Thailand Vol.14 (Issue 2) on page 329 in 2019.[1]
References
- "Thepparatia scandens (Roxb. ex G.Don) Phuph". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- "Thepparatia Phuph. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- 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.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.