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Hemiboea

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Hemiboea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Hemiboea
C.B.Clarke
Synonyms

Metabriggsia W.T.Wang

Hemiboea strigosa

Hemiboea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.[1]

Its native range is from Eastern Himalayas to Nansei-shoto (the Ryukyu Islands) and Vietnam. It is found in the regions of China, East Himalayas, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan and Vietnam.[1]

The genus name of Hemiboea is in honour of François Beau (1723–1804), a clergyman.[2] It was first described and published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. Vol.18: on table 1798 in 1888.[1]

Species

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Hemiboea C.B.Clarke | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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.