Biology:Sommera
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Short description: Genus of plants
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Dialypetalantheae |
| Genus: | Sommera Schltdl. |
Sommera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]
Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá.[1]
The genus name of Sommera is in honour of Christian Niefeldt Sommer (1821–1878), an English entomologist, who supported the research of author of the genus, Diederich Friedrich Carl von Schlechtendal.[2] It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.9 on page 602 in 1835.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Sommera arborescens Schltdl.
- Sommera chiapensis Brandegee
- Sommera cusucoana Lorence, D.Kelly & A.Dietzsch
- Sommera donnell-smithii Standl.
- Sommera fusca Oerst. ex Standl.
- Sommera grandis (Bartl. ex DC.) Standl.
- Sommera guatemalensis Standl.
- Sommera montana L.O.Williams
- Sommera parva Lorence
- Sommera purdiei Standl.
- Sommera sabiceoides K.Schum.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Sommera Schltdl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:35365-1.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q10373259 entry
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