Uroskinnera

Uroskinnera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.^[1] It is also in Tribe Cheloneae.

Uroskinnera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Uroskinnera Lindl.

It is native to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador.^[1]

Known species

Accepted by Kew:^[1]

• Uroskinnera almedae T.F.Daniel & D.E.Breedlove
• Uroskinnera flavida Lundell
• Uroskinnera hirtiflora Hemsl.
• Uroskinnera spectabilis Lindl.

The genus name of Uroskinnera is in honour of George Ure Skinner (1804–1867), an English merchant, ornithologist and plant collector.^[2] It was first described and published in Gard. Chron. 1857 on page 36 in 1857.^[1] The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.^[3]