Nierembergia
Encyclopedia
Nierembergia (common name Cupflower) is a genus of plants in the Nightshade
family
. It is named after the Spanish Jesuit and mystic Juan Eusebio Nieremberg
(1595-1658).
Solanaceae
Solanaceae are a family of flowering plants that include a number of important agricultural crops as well as many toxic plants. The name of the family comes from the Latin Solanum "the nightshade plant", but the further etymology of that word is unclear...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
. It is named after the Spanish Jesuit and mystic Juan Eusebio Nieremberg
Juan Eusebio Nieremberg
Juan Eusebio Nieremberg , Spanish Jesuit and mystic.His parents were German. He studied the classics at the Royal Court, he studied science at Alcalá and canon law at Salamanca....
(1595-1658).
Species
- Nierembergia rivularisNierembergia rivularisNierembergia rivularis or water neirembergia is a species of ornamental plant in the Solanaceae family, which is native to South America....
- Nierembergia scoparia (cupflower)
- Nierembergia veitchii
External links
- Nierembergia in USDA Plants Database.