Genus of flowering plants
Ernestia is a genus of plant in family Melastomataceae.[1]
Its native range is tropical South America and it is found in the countries of Brazil (north), Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Ernestia is in honour of Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer (1791–1858), a German botanist and botanical historian,[2] it was first described and published by Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle in Prodr. Vol.3 on page 121 in 1828.[1]
Known species
According to Kew;[1]
- Ernestia adenotricha L.Uribe
- Ernestia blackii Brade & Markgr.
- Ernestia cataractae Tutin
- Ernestia confertiflora Wurdack
- Ernestia goudotii Triana
- Ernestia granvillei Wurdack
- Ernestia karuruana Wurdack
- Ernestia maguirei Wurdack
- Ernestia minor Gleason
- Ernestia ovata Cogn.
- Ernestia quadriseta O.Berg ex Triana
- Ernestia rubra Pulle
- Ernestia tenella (Bonpl.) DC.
References
- ^ a b c d "Ernestia DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
