Biology:Wenzelia
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aurantioideae |
| Genus: | Wenzelia Merr. |
Wenzelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.[1]
It is native to the Philippines , New Guinea, Solomon Island and Fiji.[1]
Known species
As accepted by Plants of the World Online:[1]
- Wenzelia tenuifolia Wenzelia platysperma
- Wenzelia grandiflora Wenzelia archboldiana
- Swingle Merr.
- (Lauterb.) Swingle Swingle
- Wenzelia kambarae Wenzelia dolichophylla
- Swingle Swingle
- Wenzelia brevipes (K.Schum. & Lauterb.) Tanaka
- Swingle Wenzelia melanesica
Taxonomy
The genus name of Wenzelia is in honour of Chester A. Wenzel (1882–1929), an American teacher, cattle rancher and plant collector in the Philippines.[2] It was first described and published in Philipp. J. Sci., Section C, Vol.10 on page 272 in 1915.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Wenzelia Merr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:35995-1.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q9095751 entry
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