''Lueheopsis'' 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

Malvaceae Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...

. It is also in the subfamily of

Grewioideae Grewioideae is a subfamily of the family Malvaceae and was first described by Hochreutiner. The group is named after its type genus, ''Grewia'', which is named for the English scientist Nehemiah Grew (1641–1712). It contains a number of gener ...

. Its native range is southern Tropical America. It is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. The genus name of ''Lueheopsis'' is in honour of Carl Emil von der Luehe or Lühe (1751–1801), a German botanist and chamberlain of

Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark (Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Augusta Ingeborg Thyra Adelheid; 27 April 1912 – 12 December 1995) was a daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark and granddaughter of King Frederik VIII of Denmar ...

; later a chamberlain in Vienna, Austria. 'Opsis' refers to the

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word ὄψις meaning aspect or appearance.Oxford English Dictionary
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entry in Liddell-Scott disctionary at the Perseus project It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.9 on page 838 in 1926. ὄψις (ópsis, “aspect", "appearance”)

Species

According to Kew: *'' Lueheopsis althaeiflora'' *'' Lueheopsis burretiana'' *'' Lueheopsis duckeana'' *'' Lueheopsis hoehnei'' *'' Lueheopsis rosea'' *'' Lueheopsis rugosa''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9024838 Grewioideae Malvaceae genera Plants described in 1926 Flora of Central America Taxa named by Max Burret