Kippistia
Encyclopedia
Kippistia is a genus
of flowering plants in the daisy family
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The name commemorates Richard Kippist
, librarian to the Linnean Society.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plants in the daisy family
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
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The name commemorates Richard Kippist
Richard Kippist
Richard Kippist was an English botanist and librarian.Kippist was born in Stoke Newington, London, on 11 June 1812. He worked as a clerk in the office of Joseph Woods, F.L.S., architect, with whom he shared an interest in botany. He was employed by the Linnean Society from 1830, holding the...
, librarian to the Linnean Society.
Species include:
- Kippistia suaedifoliaKippistia suaedifoliaKippistia suaedifolia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae....