Ledermanniella

Ledermanniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Podostemaceae
Genus: Ledermanniella
Engl. (1909)
Species

28; see text

Synonyms

Monandriella Engl. (1926)

Ledermanniella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Podostemaceae. It includes 28 species all native to tropical Africa.

The genus name of Ledermanniella is in honour of Carl Ludwig Ledermann (1875-1958), who was a Swiss botanist and horticultural expert.

The genus was circumscribed by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. vol.43 (Issue 4) on page 378 in 1909.

Species

28 species are accepted.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ledermanniella Engl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Schenk, J. J., & Thomas, D. W. (2004). A new species of Ledermanniella (Podostemaceae) from Cameroon. Novon, 227-232.
  3. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.