Biology:Saxicolella

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Saxicolella is a genus of flowering plant in family Podostemaceae.[1] It includes eight species native to west and west-central tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea to Angola.[2]

Species

Eight species are accepted.[2]

  • Saxicolella angola Cheek
  • Saxicolella deniseae Cheek
  • Saxicolella flabellata (G.Taylor) C.Cusset
  • Saxicolella futa Cheek
  • Saxicolella ijim Cheek
  • Saxicolella marginalis (G. Taylor) C.Cusset ex Cheek
  • Saxicolella nana Engl.
  • Saxicolella submersa (J.B.Hall) C.D.K.Cook & Rutish.

Etymology

Saxicolella comes from the Latin "saxum", meaning "a rock" or "stone", and "-cola", meaning "inhabitant" or "resident".[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Umberto Quattrocchi (22 November 1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms. Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 2395. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=2ndDtX-RjYkC&pg=PA2395. 
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