Briggsiopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.[1] It contains only one known species, Briggsiopsis delavayi (Franch.) K.Y.Pan
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Briggsiopsis K.Y.Pan |
Its native range is southern central China.[1]
The genus is named in honour of Munro Briggs Scott (1889–1917), a Scottish botanist and British officer who was killed in WW I.[2]
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