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Trieenea

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Trieenea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Tribe: Limoselleae
Genus: Trieenea
Hilliard

Trieenea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.[1] It is also in Tribe Leucophylleae.

It was named in reference to renowned South African botanist and plant collector, Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen, the prefix Tri- and the three letters e in the generic epithet being for the three initials of her name.[2] It was first described and published in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh Vol.45 on page 489 (1988, published in 1989).[1]

It is native to the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape Provinces within the Republic of South Africa.[1]

Known species

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Trieenea Hilliard | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Plant Names T-Z | The Eponym Dictionary of Southern African Plants | California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations". The Eponym Dictionary of Southern African Plants. Retrieved 18 May 2021.