Wulfeniopsis
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| Wulfeniopsis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Tribe: | Veroniceae |
| Genus: | Wulfeniopsis D.Y.Hong |
Wulfeniopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1] It is also in tribe Veroniceae.
It is native to Nepal, West Himalaya, Pakistan and Afghanistan.[1]
Known species:[1]
- Wulfeniopsis amherstiana (Benth.) D.Y.Hong
- Wulfeniopsis nepalensis (T.Yamaz.) D.Y.Hong
The genus name of Wulfeniopsis is in honour of Franz Xaver von Wulfen (1728–1805), an Austrian botanist, zoologist, mineralogist, alpinist, and Jesuit priest.[2] It was first described and published in Acta Phytotax. Sin. Vol.18 on page 51 in 1980.[1]