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Tyleria

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Tyleria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Subfamily: Ochnoideae
Tribe: Sauvagesieae
Genus: Tyleria
Gleason
Synonyms

Adenanthe Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack

Tyleria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ochnaceae.[1] It is also within the Sauvagesieae tribe.

It is native to Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela.[1]

Known species

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As accepted by Kew:[1]

The genus name of Tyleria is in honour of Sidney Frederick Tyler (1907–1993), American banker and cattle rancher; supporter of charitable organizations.[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club Vol.58 on page 391 in 1931.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Tyleria Gleason | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.