Biology:Ottoschmidtia

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Ottoschmidtia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Ottoschmidtia
Urb.
Synonyms[1]
  • Guettarda echinodendron C.Wright
  • Griseb. Stenostomum microphyllum

Ottoschmidtia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Ottoschmidtia microphylla (Griseb.) Urb.

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ottoschmidtia microphylla (Griseb.) Urb." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/177480-2. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Ottoschmidtia Urb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:296872-2. 
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021. 
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315. 

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