''Huidobria'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Loasaceae
Loasaceae is a family of 15–20 genera and about 200–260 species of flowering plants in the order Cornales, native to the Americas and Africa. Members of the family include annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants, and a few shrubs ...
.
It is native to northern Chile.
The genus name of ''Huidobria'' is in honour of Francisco García de Huidobro Aldunate (1791–1852), a Chilean politician and director of the national library. He was also conservator at the natural history museum in Chile.
The genus was first described and published in Fl. Chil. Vol.2 on page 438 in 1847.
Known species, according to Kew:
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Huidobria chilensis''
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Huidobria fruticosa''
References
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Loasaceae
Cornales genera
Plants described in 1845
Flora of Chile