Schlechterella
Schlechterella is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae (the dogbane family).[1] It is native to Africa, found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Periplocoideae |
| Genus: | Schlechterella K.Schum.[1] |
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{{species list Pleurostelma |Schltr., J. Bot. 33: 303 (1895), nom. illeg. Triodoglossum |Bullock, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 36: t. 3584 (1962) }} | |
As of October 2018, the genus contained two species:[3]
- Schlechterella abyssinica (Chiov.) Venter & R.L.Verh.
- Schlechterella africana (Schltr.) K.Schum.
The genus was circumscribed by Karl Moritz Schumann in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Gesamtregister: on page 462 in 1899.[2]
The genus name of Schlechterella is in honour of Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (1872–1925), who was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids.[4]
References
- "Schlechterella", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-10-14
- "Schlechterella K.Schum. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- "Search for Schlechterella", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-10-14
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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