''Kirkbridea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. It is native to

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 ...

. The genus name of ''Kirkbridea'' is in honour of Joseph Harold Kirkbride (b. 1943), an American botanist who worked at the United States National Arboretum and as a curator at the

Department of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

herbarium A herbarium (plural: herbaria) is a collection of preserved plant specimens and associated data used for scientific study. The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sheet of paper (called ...

. It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.28 on page 141 in 1976. Known species, according to Kew; *'' Kirkbridea pentamera'' *'' Kirkbridea tetramera''

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q10314432 Melastomataceae Melastomataceae genera Plants described in 1976 Flora of Colombia