Senefeldera

Senefeldera
Senefeldera verticillata flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Euphorbioideae
Tribe:	Hippomaneae
Subtribe:	Hippomaninae
Genus:	Senefeldera Mart.
Species
Several, see text

Senefeldera is a plant genus of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). ^{[1] [2]} Their wood can be used as timber, in handicraft and as firewood. ^[3] It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. ^[4]

The genus was circumscribed by Mart. in Flora vol.24 (2) on page 29 in 1841. ^[4]

The genus name of Senefeldera is in honour of Johann Alois Senefelder (1771–1834), who was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s. ^[5]

Species

Kew accepts 3 species; ^[4]

• Senefeldera testiculata Pittier
• Senefeldera triandra Pax & K.Hoffm.
• Senefeldera verticillata (Vell.) Croizat

References

1. Cornejo, Fernando; Janovec, John (2010-07-06). Seeds of Amazonian Plants. Princeton University Press. p. 58. ISBN   9781400834488.
2. Kubitzki, Klaus (2013-11-27). Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Malpighiales. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 194. ISBN   9783642394171.
3. López, Dairon Cárdenas; Corba, César Augusto Marín; Suárez, Luz Stella Suárez; Trejo, Aida Cecilia Guerrero; Barrera, Pablo Nofuya (2002-04-17). Plantas útiles de Lagarto Cocha y Serranía del Churumbelo - Departamento del Putumayo (in Spanish). Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas "SINCHI". p. 16. ISBN   9789589687895.
4. "Senefeldera Mart. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
5. 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 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.