Tecunumania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Tecunumania Standl. & Steyerm. |
The genus was circumscribed by Paul Carpenter Standley and Julian Alfred Steyermark in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser.23 on page 96 in 1944.
The genus name of Tecunumania is in honour of Tecun Uman[2] (1500? – February 20, 1524), who was one of the last rulers of the K'iche' Maya people, in the Highlands of what is now Guatemala.[3]
Its native range stretches from southern Mexico down to Central America. It is found in the countries of Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala and (south-eastern and southwestern) Mexico.[1]
Species
editAs accepted by Kew;[1]
- Tecunumania quetzalteca Standl. & Steyerm.
- Tecunumania stothertiae Cornejo & H.Schaef.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tecunumania Standl. & Steyerm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Alternate transliterations include Tecún Umán, Tecúm Umán, Tecúm Umam, Tecún Umán, Tekun Umam, etc.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.