Sommera

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Sommera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Dialypetalantheae
Genus: Sommera
Schltdl.

Sommera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [1]

Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. [1]

The genus name of Sommera is in honour of Christian Niefeldt Sommer (1821–1878), an English entomologist, who supported the research of author of the genus, Diederich Friedrich Carl von Schlechtendal. [2] It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.9 on page 602 in 1835. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sommera Schltdl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 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.