Holmbergia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.[1] It only contains one species, Holmbergia tweediei (Moq.) Speg. [2]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Holmbergia Hicken |
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Its native range is in southern South America. It is found in Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.[2]
The genus name of Holmbergia is in honour of Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg (1775–1862), an Argentine natural historian and novelist, as well as a leading figure in Argentine biology.[3] The Latin specific epithet of tweediei refers to botanist John (James) Tweedie (1900-1989).[4]
The genus of Holmbergia was first described and published in Apuntes Hist. Nat. Vol.1 on page 65 in 1909.[1] and the species, Holmbergia tweediei was first described and published in Physis (Buenos Aires) Vol.2 on page 178 in 1916.[2]
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Holmbergia |
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Holmbergia tweedii |
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