Wulfenia

Wulfenia is a plant genus in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus was named after Franz Xaver von Wulfen (1728–1805), an Austrian botanist, zoologist, mineralogist, alpinist, and Jesuit priest.[1] It was first described in 1781 by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in .[2] It is also in Tribe Veroniceae.

For the journal named after this genus see Wulfenia (journal)

Wulfenia
Wulfenia carinthiaca inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Tribe: Veroniceae
Genus: Wulfenia
Jacq.

Its native range is from Central Europe (Italy, Albania, Austria and Yugoslavia) to southern Turkey and northern Lebanon and Syria in western Asia.[3]

Species

Accepted by Plants of the World Online;[3]

  • Wulfenia baldaccii Degen
  • Wulfenia carinthiaca Jacq.
  • Wulfenia glanduligera (Hub.-Mor.) Surina
  • Wulfenia orientalis Boiss.

The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they only list the following species; Wulfenia amherstiana Benth., Wulfenia baldaccii Degen and Wulfenia carinthiaca Jacq.[4]

References
  1. Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Cambridge University Press. p. 408. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3. OCLC 348190404. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. "Wulfenia". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  3. "Wulfenia Jacq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. "Species of Wulfenia Jacq". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

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