''Briggsiopsis'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s belonging to the family

Gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and subtropics of the Old World (almost all Didymocarpoideae) and the New World (most Gesnerioideae), with ...

. It contains only one known species, Briggsiopsis delavayi Its native range is southern central China. The genus is named in honour of

Munro Briggs Scott Munro Briggs Scott (29 April 1889 – 12 April 1917) was a Scottish botanist and British officer killed in WW I. After education at Buckhaven High School, Scott graduated from the University of Edinburgh with MA and BSc. He was an assistant bota ...

(1889–1917), a Scottish botanist and British officer who was killed in WW I.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15934947 Didymocarpoideae Gesneriaceae genera Flora of South-Central China