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Menonvillea
''Menonvillea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It is native to Chile and western Argentina. The genus name of ''Menonvillea'' is in honour of Nicolas-Joseph Thiéry de Menonville (1739–1780), a French botanist who volunteered to be sent to Mexico in 1776 to steal the cochineal dye, cochineal insect valued for its scarlet dye. It was first described and published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Vol.7 on page 236 in 1821. Known species According to Kew: *''Menonvillea chilensis'' *''Menonvillea cicatricosa'' *''Menonvillea comberi'' *''Menonvillea constitutionis'' *''Menonvillea cuneata'' *''Menonvillea famatinensis'' *''Menonvillea filifolia'' *''Menonvillea flexuosa'' *''Menonvillea frigida'' *''Menonvillea linearis'' *''Menonvillea littoralis'' *''Menonvillea macrocarpa'' *''Menonvillea marticorenae'' *''Menonvillea minima'' *''Menonvillea nordenskjoeldii'' *''Menonvillea orbiculata'' *''Menonvillea patagonica'' *''Menonvillea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menonvillea Macrocarpa
''Menonvillea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It is native to Chile and western Argentina. The genus name of ''Menonvillea'' is in honour of Nicolas-Joseph Thiéry de Menonville (1739–1780), a French botanist who volunteered to be sent to Mexico in 1776 to steal the cochineal dye, cochineal insect valued for its scarlet dye. It was first described and published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Vol.7 on page 236 in 1821. Known species According to Kew: *''Menonvillea chilensis'' *''Menonvillea cicatricosa'' *''Menonvillea comberi'' *''Menonvillea constitutionis'' *''Menonvillea cuneata'' *''Menonvillea famatinensis'' *''Menonvillea filifolia'' *''Menonvillea flexuosa'' *''Menonvillea frigida'' *''Menonvillea linearis'' *''Menonvillea littoralis'' *''Menonvillea macrocarpa'' *''Menonvillea marticorenae'' *''Menonvillea minima'' *''Menonvillea nordenskjoeldii'' *''Menonvillea orbiculata'' *''Menonvillea patagonica'' *''Menonvillea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |