Nelsia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Nelsia Schinz |
Nelsia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. [1] It is with the Amaranthoideae subfamily.
It is native to Angola, Botswana and Namibia. [1]
The genus name of Nelsia is in honour of Louis Nels (1855–1910), a German government official who served as acting Reichskommissar in German South West Africa in 1890–1891. [2] It was first described and published in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich Vol.56 on page 247 in 1911. [1]
According to Kew: [1]
Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie was a French botanist who specialized in the plants of Madagascar.
Moritz Kurt Dinter was a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa.
Hans Schinz was a Swiss explorer and botanist who was a native of Zürich.
Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942) was an Irish medical doctor. He is known particularly now for his botanical work, which was important for the study of the flora of Thailand.
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Polyclita is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae. It only contains one known species, Polyclita turbinata(Kuntze) A.C.Sm.
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Hedstromia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It only contains one species, Hedstromia latifolia.
Helmiopsiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Lagrezia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is also within the Amaranthoideae subfamily.
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Johnstonalia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rhamnaceae. The only species is Johnstonalia axilliflora(M.C.Johnst.) Tortosa
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