''Killipia'' is a genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Melastomataceae. It is now a
synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
of ''
Miconia'' .
It is native range was
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
and
Ecuador.
The former genus name of ''Killipia'' was in honour of
Ellsworth Paine Killip
Ellsworth Paine Killip (September 2, 1890 – November 21, 1968) was a United States, U.S. botanist. His name is linked to over 600 species names. Around 150 species are named for him, including ''Linanthus killipii''. Killip specialized in the ta ...
(1890–1968), an English painter and illustrator.
It was first published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 52: 456 in 1925.
References
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Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae genera
Historically recognized angiosperm genera