Reissekia

Reissekia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rhamnaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Reissekia smilacina (Sm.) Steud.[2]

Reissekia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Reissekia
Endl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Celastrus umbellatus Vell.
  • Gouania cordifolia Raddi
  • Gouania smilacina Sm.
  • Reissekia cordifolia (Raddi) A.Gray

It is native to (north-eastern, southern and southeastern) Brazil.[2][1]

The genus name of Reissekia is in honour of Siegfried Reissek (1819–1871), an Austrian naturalist and botanist who specialized in spermatophytes.[3] The Latin specific epithet of smilacina refers to the false Solomon's seal plant of Smilacina (part of the Asparagaceae family). The genus was first described and published in Gen. Pl. on page 1103 in 1840.[2] Then the species was published in Nomencl. Bot., edition 2, Vol.2 on page 440 in 1841.[1]

References
  1. "Reissekia smilacina (Sm.) Steud". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. "Reissekia Endl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. 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.
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