Briggsia

Briggsia was a genus in the family Gesneriacae that consisted of 22 species of herbaceous perennials, native to the Himalayas, China and Vietnam. The genus is no longer recognized, with all of its member species having been relocated to other genera, including Glabrella, Loxostigma, and Oreocharis.[2]

For fish genus, see Briggsia (fish).

Briggsia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Tribe: Didymocarpeae
Genus: Briggsia
Craib[1]
Species

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These rhizomous plants are rarely branched. Leaves are few to many, crowded at the tips. Flowers are bell-shaped, 2-3 cm long and 1-2 cm in diameter, with 2-lipped petals in blue, purple, red, orange, or white, and spotted within.[3][4]

The genus is named in honour of Munro Briggs Scott.[5]

Species

Former species included:[6]

  • Briggsia acutiloba K.Y.Pan
  • Briggsia agnesiae (Forrest ex W.W.Sm.) Craib
  • Briggsia amabilis (Diels) Craib
  • Briggsia aurantiaca B.L.Burtt
  • Briggsia chienii Chun
  • Briggsia dongxingensis Chun ex K.Y.Pan
  • Briggsia elegantissima (Lév. & Vaniot) Craib
  • Briggsia forrestii Craib
  • Briggsia humilis K.Y.Pan
  • Briggsia kurzii (C.B.Clarke) W.E.Evans
  • Briggsia latisepala Chun ex K.Y.Pan
  • Briggsia longicaulis W.T.Wang & K.Y.Pan
  • Briggsia longifolia Craib
  • Briggsia longipes (Hemsl. ex Oliv.) Craib
  • Briggsia mairei Craib
  • Briggsia mihieri (Franch.) Craib
  • Briggsia parvifolia K.Y.Pan
  • Briggsia pinfaensis (Lév.) Craib
  • Briggsia rosthornii (Diels) B.L.Burtt
  • Briggsia speciosa (Hemsl.) Craib
  • Briggsia stewardii Chun

References
  1. "Gesneriaceae - Briggsia (Craib)". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. Möller, M (2014). "A new genus of Gesneriaceae in China and the transfer of Briggsia species to other genera" (PDF). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 66 (2): 195–205 – via Gesneriad Reference Web.
  3. Botanica Sistematica
  4. Wencai Wang; Kai-yu Pan; Zhen-yu Li; Anna L. Weitzman & Laurence E. Skog, "Briggsia Craib, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 11: 236. 1919", Flora of China, 18
  5. Gledhill, David (2002). The Names of Plants (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 78. ISBN 9780521866453.
  6. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved October 1, 2015
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