Loheria

Loheria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Primulaceae.[1]

Loheria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Loheria
Merr.
Synonyms

Jubilaria Mez

It is native to New Guinea and the Philippines.[1]

The genus name of Loheria is in honour of August Loher (1874–1930), German pharmacist and botanist.[2] It was first described and published in Philipp. J. Sci., C Vol.5 on page 373 in 1910.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Loheria bracteata Merr.
  • Loheria crassifolia (Merr.) B.C.Stone
  • Loheria jubilaria B.C.Stone
  • Loheria papuana Mez ex Sleumer
  • Loheria porteana Merr.
  • Loheria reiniana (M.Jacobs) Sleumer

References
  1. "Loheria Merr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 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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