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Theophrasta
Sign in to saveTheophrasta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae, native to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Named in honor of the naturalist Theophrastus, they are occasionally kept as ornamentals in greenhouses.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyPrimulaceae
Theophrasta ist die namensgebende Pflanzengattung der Unterfamilie der Theophrastoideae in der Familie der Primelgewächse (Primulaceae). Sie wurde von Carl von Linné nach dem griechischen Philosophen und Naturforscher Theophrastos von Eresos benannt.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 18
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Collections
- CM, NY, TAES, US, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Dominican Republic, Haiti
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Theophrasta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae, native to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Named in honor of the naturalist Theophrastus, they are occasionally kept as ornamentals in greenhouses.
==Species== Currently accepted species include: Theophrasta americana L. Theophrasta jussieui Lindl.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Theophrasta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.