Nierembergia

Nierembergia
Nierembergia frutescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Petunioideae
Genus:
Ruiz & Pav.
Species

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Nierembergia /ˌnɪərɛmˈbɜːrɡiə/,[1] common name cupflower, is a genus of plants in the nightshade family. It is named after the Spanish Jesuit and mystic Juan Eusebio Nieremberg (1595-1658).

Selected species

Accepted species include:[2]

  • Nierembergia andina Millán
  • Nierembergia angustifolia Kunth
  • Nierembergia aristata D.Don
  • Nierembergia boliviana Millán
  • Nierembergia browallioides Griseb.
  • Nierembergia calycina Hook.
  • Nierembergia ericoides Miers
  • Nierembergia espinosae Steyerm.
  • Nierembergia graveolens A.St.-Hil.
  • Nierembergia hatschbachii A.A.Cocucci & Hunz.
  • Nierembergia linariifolia Graham
  • Nierembergia micrantha Cabrera
  • Nierembergia pinifolia Miers
  • Nierembergia pulchella Gillies ex Miers
  • Nierembergia repens Ruiz & Pav.
  • Nierembergia rigida Miers
  • Nierembergia riograndensis Hunz. & A.A.Cocucci
  • Nierembergia rivularis Miers
  • Nierembergia scoparia Sendtn.
  • Nierembergia spathulata Kunth
  • Nierembergia tandilensis (Kuntze) Cabrera
  • Nierembergia tucumanensis Millán
  • Nierembergia veitchii Berk. ex Hook.


References

  1. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  2. ^ "Nierembergia Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 4, 2025.

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