Seegeriella

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Seegeriella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Seegeriella
Senghas

Seegeriella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. [1]

It is native to Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru in western South America. [1]

The genus name of Seegeriella is in honour of Hans Gerhard Seeger (b. 1939), German gardener at botanical gardens in Göttingen, Hanover and Heidelberg. [2] It was first described and published in J. Orchideenfr. Vol.4 on page 190 in 1997. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Seegeriella Senghas | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 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.