Wulfeniopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1] It is also in Tribe Veroniceae.

Wulfeniopsis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Tribe: Veroniceae
Genus: Wulfeniopsis
D.Y.Hong

It is native to Nepal, West Himalaya, Pakistan and Afghanistan.[1]

Known species:[1]

The genus name of Wulfeniopsis is in honour of Franz Xaver von Wulfen (1728–1805), an Austrian botanist, zoologist, mineralogist, alpinist, and Jesuit priest.[2] It was first described and published in Acta Phytotax. Sin. Vol.18 on page 51 in 1980.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Wulfeniopsis D.Y.Hong | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.