Trembleya

Trembleya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.[1]

Trembleya
A specimen of Trembleya parviflora in the Museu Botânico
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Trembleya
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It is native to Brazil in South America.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Trembleya acuminata R.B.Pacifico & Fidanza
  • Trembleya altoparaisensis R.B.Pacifico, Almeda & Fidanza
  • Trembleya calycina Cham.
  • Trembleya chamissoana Naudin
  • Trembleya elegans (Cogn.) Almeda & A.B.Martins
  • Trembleya hatschbachii Wurdack & E.Martins
  • Trembleya inversa Fidanza, A.B.Martins & Almeda
  • Trembleya neopyrenaica Naudin
  • Trembleya parviflora (D.Don) Cogn.
  • Trembleya pentagona Naudin
  • Trembleya phlogiformis DC.
  • Trembleya pithyoides Cham.
  • Trembleya rosmarinoides DC.
  • Trembleya rubra Fidanza, A.B.Martins & Almeda
  • Trembleya serrulata Fidanza, A.B.Martins & Almeda
  • Trembleya thomazii R.B.Pacifico & Fidanza
  • Trembleya tridentata Naudin

The genus name of Trembleya is in honour of Abraham Trembley (1710–1784) a Genevan naturalist, Jean Trembley (1704–1785), a Swiss mathematician, and also Jacques-André Trembley (1714–1763), a Swiss botanist.[2] It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.3 on page 125 in 1828.[1]

References
  1. "Trembleya DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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