Ledenbergia

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Ledenbergia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Petiveriaceae
Genus: Ledenbergia
Klotzsch ex Moq.
Synonyms

FlueckigeraKuntze

Ledenbergia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Petiveriaceae. [1]

Its native range is Mexico to southern Tropical America. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Venezuela. [1]

The genus name of Ledenbergia is in honour of Johann Philipp von Ladenberg (1769–1847), a Prussian lawyer who founded an educational institute for the sons of underprivileged forest officials. [2] It was first described and published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. Vol.13 (Series 2) on page 14 in 1849. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ledenbergia Klotzsch ex Moq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 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. S2CID   187926901 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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