Biology:Schinziella

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Schinziella
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Schinziella
Gilg
Species:
S. tetragona
Binomial name
Schinziella tetragona
(Schinz) Gilg
Synonyms[1]

Canscora tetragona Schinz

Schinziella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae. The only species is Schinziella tetragona.[2]

Its native range is Tropical Africa. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zaïre.[2]

The genus name of Schinziella is in honour of Hans Schinz (1858–1941), a Swiss explorer and botanist who was a native of Zürich.[3] The Latin specific epithet of tetragona is derived from tetragonal meaning square or having four corners.[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. Vl.4 (Issue 2) on page 74 in 1895.[2][1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Schinziella tetragona (Schinz) Gilg" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/1206718-2. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Schinziella Gilg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A326980-2. 
  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 184533731X. 

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