Irvingiaceae
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Irvingiaceae is a family of flowering plant
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The family is named for the Scottish naval surgeon, Edward George Irving
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s, consisting of 20 species in 3 genera.
The family is named for the Scottish naval surgeon, Edward George Irving
Edward George Irving
Dr Edward George Irving RN was a Scottish surgeon who served in the Royal Navy. He was also a collector of plants, and the plant family Irvingiaceae, and genus Irvingia are named for him.-Marriage and Family:...
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