Vesalea is a plant genus in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. They are native to Mexico.

Vesalea
Vesalea floribunda
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Vesalea
M.Martens & Galeotti (1844)
Type species
Vesalea floribunda
Species

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The genus was circumscribed by Martin Martens and Henri Guillaume Galeotti in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles vol.11 (1) on page 242 in 1844.[1]

The genus name of Vesalea is in honour of Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564), who was a Belgian anatomist and physician. He was a professor at the University of Padua (1537–1542) and later became Imperial physician at the court of Emperor Charles V.[2]

Species

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As accepted by Plants of the World Online (POWO);[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vesalea M.Martens & Galeotti | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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