Citation for (39991)

The following citation is from MPC 103025:

(39991) Iochroma = 1998 HR37
     Named for a genus of shrubs and small trees found in the forests of
South America. Their hummingbird-pollinated flowers are tubular or
trumpet-shaped.  Iochromas are often cultivated as flowering ornamentals.


A complete set of naming citations of the numbered minor planets is available in the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, edited by Lutz Schmadel.


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