Vesalea is a plant genus in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. They are native to Mexico.
| Vesalea | |
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| Vesalea floribunda | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Vesalea M.Martens & Galeotti (1844) |
| Type species | |
| Vesalea floribunda | |
| Species | |
The genus was circumscribed by Martin Martens and Henri Guillaume Galeotti in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles vol.11 (1) on page 242 in 1844.[1]
The genus name of Vesalea is in honour of Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564), who was a Belgian anatomist and physician. He was a professor at the University of Padua (1537–1542) and later became Imperial physician at the court of Emperor Charles V.[2]
Species
editAs accepted by Plants of the World Online (POWO);[1]
- Vesalea coriacea (Hemsl.) T.Kim & B.Sun ex Landrein
- Vesalea floribunda M.Martens & Galeotti
- Vesalea grandifolia (Villarreal) Hua Feng Wang & Landrein
- Vesalea mexicana (Villarreal) Hua Feng Wang & Landrein
- Vesalea occidentalis (Villarreal) H.F.Wang & Landrein
- Vesalea subcoriacea (Villarreal) Landrein
References
edit- ^ a b "Vesalea M.Martens & Galeotti | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.