Ledermanniella

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Ledermanniella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Podostemaceae
Genus: Ledermanniella
Engl. (1909)
Species [1]

28; see text

Synonyms [1]

MonandriellaEngl. (1926)

Ledermanniella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Podostemaceae. It includes 28 species [1] all native to tropical Africa. [2]

The genus name of Ledermanniella is in honour of Carl Ludwig Ledermann (1875-1958), who was a Swiss botanist and horticultural expert. [3]

The genus was circumscribed by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. vol.43 (Issue 4) on page 378 in 1909.

Species

28 species are accepted. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ledermanniella Engl. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. Schenk, J. J., & Thomas, D. W. (2004). A new species of Ledermanniella (Podostemaceae) from Cameroon. Novon, 227-232.
  3. 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. S2CID   246307410 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.