''Purdieanthus'' is a
monotypic genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Gentianaceae. The only known species is ''Purdieanthus pulcher''.
It is native to Colombia.
The genus name of ''Purdieanthus'' is in honour of William Purdie (c. 1817 – 1857), a Scottish gardener at botanical gardens in Edinburgh and Trinidad. He collected plants in Jamaica, Colombia and Venezuela. The Latin
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
of ''pulcher'' means beautiful.It is derived from feminine ''pulchra'' or neuter ''pulchrum''.
Both the genus and the species were first described and published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. Vol.4 (Issue 2) on page 99 in 1895.
References
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Gentianaceae
Gentianaceae genera
Monotypic Gentianales genera
Plants described in 1895
Flora of Colombia