Kirkbridea

Kirkbridea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.
It is endemic to the Sierra [Nevada de Santa Marta] of northern Colombia.
The genus name of Kirkbridea is in honour of Joseph Harold Kirkbride, an American botanist who worked at the United States [National Arboretum] and as a curator at the United [States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]'s herbarium.
It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.28 on page 141 in 1976.
Known species, according to Kew;