Niedenzuella

Genus of flowering plant

Niedenzuella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Niedenzuella
W.R.Anderson

Niedenzuella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.[1]

Its native range is Southern Tropical America. It is found in the countries of north-eastern Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name of Niedenzuella is in honour of Franz Josef Niedenzu (1857–1937), a German botanist born in Köppernig. He is remembered for his work with the botanical family Malpighiaceae.[2] It was first described and published in Novon Vol.16 on page 194 in 2006.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Niedenzuella acutifolia (Cav.) W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella caracasana W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella castanea (Cuatrec.) W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella glabra (Spreng.) W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella leucosepala (Griseb.) W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella lucida (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella mater-dei (Cuatrec.) W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella metensis (Cuatrec.) W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella mogoriifolia (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella multiglandulosa (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella peruviana (Nied.) W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella poeppigiana (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella sericea (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella stannea (Griseb.) W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella suaveolens (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson
  • Niedenzuella warmingiana (Griseb.) W.R.Anderson

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Niedenzuella W.R.Anderson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  • Media related to Niedenzuella at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Niedenzuella at Wikispecies
Taxon identifiers
Niedenzuella