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Beesia
Sign in to saveBeesia is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup family. It was named in 1915 after the plant nursery firm Bees of Chester, who financed the plant hunting trips of George Forrest and Frank Kingdon-Ward in China.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRanunculales
- FamilyRanunculaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- With media
- 17
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Collections
- US, NHMUK, NY
- Recorded in
- China, India
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- Beesiadeltophylla.jpg
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- taxon name
- Beesia
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- Category:Beesia
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- Beesia
- taxon common name
- 铁破锣属
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Species
- Description
- Morphology
- Phytochemistry
- Phylogeny
- Uses
- Ornamental
- Medicinal
- References
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Beesia is a genus of flowering plants in the buttercup family. It was named in 1915 after the plant nursery firm Bees of Chester, who financed the plant hunting trips of George Forrest and Frank Kingdon-Ward in China.
== Species == There are two species of Beesia: Beesia calthifolia, which is native to the following WGSRPD floristic regions: North-Central China, South-Central China, Southeast China, East Himalaya, and Myanmar. Beesia deltophylla, which is native to southeastern Tibet.
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