Biology:Preussiella
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
Preussiella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: | Preussiella Gilg |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Preussiella Gilg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:26550-1.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q17438192 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preussiella.
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