Veldkampia

Veldkampia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Veldkampia; Ibaragi & Shiro Kobay.

Veldkampia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Veldkampia sagaingensis Ibaragi & Shiro Kobay.

Its native range is Myanmar.[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Yasushi Ibaragi and Shiro Kobayashi in J. Jap. Bot. vol.83 on page 108 in 2008.

The genus name of Veldkampia is in honour of Jan Frederik Veldkamp (1941-2017), who was a British botanist and chemist.[2]

References

"Veldkampia Ibaragi & Shiro Kobay. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

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[POWO-1] "Veldkampia Ibaragi & Shiro Kobay. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

[2] Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.