| Siemensia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Siemensia Urb. |
| Species: | S. pendula |
| Binomial name | |
| Siemensia pendula | |
| Synonyms | |
Portlandia pendulaC.Wright ex Griseb. | |
Siemensia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [1] It only contains one known species, Siemensia pendula(C.Wright ex Griseb.) Urb. [1]
Its native range is western Cuba. [1]
The genus name of Siemensia is in honour of Werner von Siemens (1816–1892), a German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist. Siemens's name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He founded the electrical and telecommunications conglomerate Siemens. [2] The Latin specific epithet of pendula means hanging. [3] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Symb. Antill. Vol.9 on page 143 in 1923. [1]