Briggsia (plant)
Briggsia was a genus in the family Gesneriacae that consisted of 22 species of herbaceous perennials, native to the Himalayas, China and Vietnam. The genus is no longer recognized, with all of its member species having been relocated to other genera, including Glabrella, Loxostigma, and Oreocharis.[1]
These rhizomous plants are rarely branched. Leaves are few to many, crowded at the tips. Flowers are bell-shaped, 2–3 cm long and 1–2 cm in diameter, with 2-lipped petals in blue, purple, red, orange, or white, and spotted within.[2][3]
The genus is named in honour of Munro Briggs Scott.[4]
Species
[edit]Former species included:[5]
- Briggsia acutiloba K.Y.Pan
- Briggsia agnesiae (Forrest ex W.W.Sm.) Craib
- Briggsia amabilis (Diels) Craib
- Briggsia aurantiaca B.L.Burtt
- Briggsia chienii Chun
- Briggsia dongxingensis Chun ex K.Y.Pan
- Briggsia elegantissima (Lév. & Vaniot) Craib
- Briggsia forrestii Craib
- Briggsia humilis K.Y.Pan
- Briggsia kurzii (C.B.Clarke) W.E.Evans
- Briggsia latisepala Chun ex K.Y.Pan
- Briggsia leiophylla[6]
- Briggsia longicaulis W.T.Wang & K.Y.Pan
- Briggsia longifolia Craib
- Briggsia longipes (Hemsl. ex Oliv.) Craib
- Briggsia mairei Craib
- Briggsia mihieri (Franch.) Craib
- Briggsia parvifolia K.Y.Pan
- Briggsia pinfaensis (Lév.) Craib
- Briggsia rosthornii (Diels) B.L.Burtt
- Briggsia speciosa (Hemsl.) Craib
- Briggsia stewardii Chun
References
[edit]- ^ Möller, M (2014). "A new genus of Gesneriaceae in China and the transfer of Briggsia species to other genera" (PDF). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 66 (2): 195–205 – via Gesneriad Reference Web.
- ^ Botanica Sistematica
- ^ Wencai Wang; Kai-yu Pan; Zhen-yu Li; Anna L. Weitzman & Laurence E. Skog, "Briggsia Craib, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 11: 236. 1919", Flora of China, vol. 18
- ^ Gledhill, David (2002). The Names of Plants (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 78. ISBN 9780521866453.
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved October 1, 2015
- ^ Wen, Fang; Maciejewski, Stephen E.; He, Xiang-Qian; Han, Jing; Wei, Yi-Gang (2015-03-06). "Briggsia leiophylla , a new species of Gesneriaceae from southern Guizhou, China". Phytotaxa. 202 (1): 51–56. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.202.1.6. ISSN 1179-3163.
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