Ottoschmidtia
Ottoschmidtia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Ottoschmidtia microphylla (Griseb.) Urb.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Ottoschmidtia Urb. |
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Its native range is Caribbean, it is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[1]
The genus name of Ottoschmidtia is in honour of Otto Christian Schmidt (1900–1951), a German botanist, professor in Berlin and Münster. He was also a specialist in algae.[3] The Latin specific epithet of microphylla is a portmanteau word derived from 'micro-' meaning small and also 'phylla' meaning leaf.[4] The genus was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.20 on page 312 in 1924.[2] The species was published in Ark. Bot. Vol.21A (Isue 5) on page 85 in 1927.[1]
Subspecies
According to Kew.[1]
- Ottoschmidtia microphylla subsp. haitiensis (Urb.) Borhidi, from Dominican Republic, Haiti
- Ottoschmidtia microphylla subsp. microphylla ,from Cuba
References
- "Ottoschmidtia microphylla (Griseb.) Urb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- "Ottoschmidtia Urb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- 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.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.