Huidobria | |
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Huidobria chilensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Cornales |
Family: | Loasaceae |
Genus: |
Huidobria Gay |
Huidobria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae. [1]
It is native to northern Chile. [1]
The genus name of Huidobria is in honour of Francisco García de Huidobro Aldunate (1791–1852), a Chilean politician and director of the national library. He was also conservator at the natural history museum in Chile. [2] The genus was first described and published in Fl. Chil. Vol.2 on page 438 in 1847. [1]
Known species, according to Kew: [1]