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Bouvardia

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Bouvardia

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Bouvardia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains about 50 species of evergreen herbs and shrubs native to Mexico and Central America, with one species extending into the southwestern United States (B. ternifolia, in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas). The genus is named in honor of Charles Bouvard (1572–1658), physician to Louis XIII, and superintendent of the Jardin du Roi in Paris.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGentianales
  5. FamilyRubiaceae
Native toArizona, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico
Observations recorded18,798

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
501
With media
218
Family
Rubiaceae
Collections
IBUNAM, GH, INECOL, FC-UNAM, CICY
Recorded in
Mexico
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Spermacoceae
Named after
Charles Bouvard
Image
Bouvardia ternifolia0.jpg
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described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Commons category
Bouvardia
taxon name
Bouvardia
taxon rank
genus
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1625
topic's main category
Category:Bouvardia
taxon common name
寒丁子属
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
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Bouvardia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It contains about 50 species of evergreen herbs and shrubs native to Mexico and Central America, with one species extending into the southwestern United States (B. ternifolia, in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas). The genus is named in honor of Charles Bouvard (1572–1658), physician to Louis XIII, and superintendent of the Jardin du Roi in Paris.

In the language of flowers, Bouvardia symbolize enthusiasm.

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