Biology:Preussiella

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Preussiella
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Preussiella
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Preussiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.[1]

Its native range is western and western central Tropical Africa, in the countries of Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Island, Ivory Coast and Liberia.[1]

The genus name of Preussiella is in honour of Paul Rudolf Preuss (1861–1926), a German botanist and researcher. He founded and directed a botanical garden in Kamerun (now called Cameroon).[2] It was first described and published in Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. Vol.1 on page 267 in 1897.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Preussiella gabonensis Jacq.-Fél.
  • Preussiella kamerunensis Gilg

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17438192 entry