Salzmannia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]
| Salzmannia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Salzmannia DC. |
It is native to northern Venezuela and Brazil.[1]
The genus name of Salzmannia is in honour of Philipp Salzmann (1781–1851), a German doctor, botanist and entomologist.[2] It was first described and published in Prodr. Vol.4 on page 617 in 1830.[1]
Known species
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Salzmannia arborea J.G.Jardim
- Salzmannia naiguatensis (Steyerm.) Paudyal & Delprete
- Salzmannia nitida DC.
- Salzmannia plowmanii (Delprete) Paudyal & Delprete
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Salzmannia DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.