Salzmannia

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

Salzmannia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Salzmannia
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It is native to northern Venezuela and Brazil.[1]

The genus name of Salzmannia is in honour of Philipp Salzmann (1781–1851), a German doctor, botanist and entomologist.[2] It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.4 on page 617 in 1830.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Salzmannia arborea J.G.Jardim
  • Salzmannia naiguatensis (Steyerm.) Paudyal & Delprete
  • Salzmannia nitida DC.
  • Salzmannia plowmanii (Delprete) Paudyal & Delprete

References
  1. "Salzmannia DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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