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Tirpitzia
Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tirpitzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae.[1] It is also in the subfamily Linoideae.
Its native range is southern China to Vietnam and Taiwan.[1]
The genus name of Tirpitzia is in honour of Alfred von Tirpitz (1849–1930), a German grand admiral, Secretary of State of the German Imperial Naval Office.[2] It was first described and published in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. Vol.39 (Issue 2) on page 5 in 1921.[1]
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Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Tirpitzia bilocularis Suksathan & K.Larsen
- Tirpitzia ovoidea Chun & F.C.How ex W.L.Sha
- Tirpitzia sinensis (Hemsl.) Hallier f.
References
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