Afgekia
Encyclopedia
Afgekia is a small genus of large perennial
climbing shrubs native to Asia
, reminiscent of the related genus Wisteria
. The genus was named from the initials of Arthur Francis George Kerr
(1877–1942), an Irish
-born plant collector who worked in then-Siam in the early twentieth century.
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
climbing shrubs native to Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, reminiscent of the related genus Wisteria
Wisteria
Wisteria is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the eastern United States and to China, Korea, and Japan. Aquarists refer to the species Hygrophila difformis, in the family Acanthaceae, as Water Wisteria...
. The genus was named from the initials of Arthur Francis George Kerr
Arthur Francis George Kerr
Arthur Francis George Kerr was an Irish medical doctor. He is known particularly now for his botanical work, which was important for the study of the flora of Thailand....
(1877–1942), an Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
-born plant collector who worked in then-Siam in the early twentieth century.
