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Torralbasia
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Torralbasia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Celastraceae.[2] It only contains the one known species, Torralbasia cuneifolia (C.Wright ex A.Gray) Krug & Urb.[1][2]
It is native to the Caribbean and is found in the countries of Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.[2]
The genus name of Torralbasia is in honour of José Ildefonso Torralbas (1842–1903), Cuban botanist and agronomist; director of the university botanical museum in Havana and professor at the university.[3] The Latin specific epithet of cuneifolia means wedge-shaped, and is derived from cuneate.[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in D.H.Segui, Fl. Med. Tox. Cuba on page 60 in 1900.[1][2]
There are 3 Accepted subspecies;[1]
- Torralbasia cuneifolia subsp. cuneifolia
- Torralbasia cuneifolia var. rotundata Borhidi
- Torralbasia cuneifolia subsp. verrucosa Borhidi
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