Kuepferia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Gentianaceae |
Genus: | Kuepferia Adr.Favre |
Kuepferia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.[1]
Its native range stretches from (East and West) Himalaya to southern Central China. It is also found in Myanmar, Nepal and Tibet.[1]
The genus name of Kuepferia is in honour of Philippe Küpfer (b. 1942), Swiss professor of botany at the University of Neuchâtel and also specialist in Gentianaceae and Ranunculaceae.[2] It was first described and published in Taxon Vol.63 on page 349 in 2014.[1]
According to Kew:[1]