Tirpitzia Explained

Tirpitzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Linaceae.^[1] It is also in the subfamily Linoideae.

Its native range is southern China to Vietnam and Taiwan.

The genus name of Tirpitzia is in honour of Alfred von Tirpitz (1849–1930), a German grand admiral, Secretary of State of the German Imperial Naval Office.^[2] It was first described and published in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. Vol.39 (Issue 2) on page 5 in 1921.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Tirpitzia bilocularis Suksathan & K.Larsen
• Tirpitzia ovoidea Chun & F.C.How ex W.L.Sha
• Tirpitzia sinensis (Hemsl.) Hallier f.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tirpitzia Hallier f. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 15 March 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.