Preussiella

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Preussiella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Preussiella
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Preussiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. [1]

Its native range is western and western central Tropical Africa, in the countries of Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Island, Ivory Coast and Liberia. [1]

The genus name of Preussiella is in honour of Paul Rudolf Preuss (1861–1926), a German botanist and researcher. He founded and directed a botanical garden in Kamerun (now called Cameroon). [2] It was first described and published in Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. Vol.1 on page 267 in 1897. [1]

Known species, according to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Preussiella Gilg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 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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