Hemiboea
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| Hemiboea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Hemiboea C.B.Clarke |
| Synonyms | |
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Metabriggsia W.T.Wang | |
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]