Ledermanniella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Podostemaceae |
Genus: |
Ledermanniella Engl. (1909) |
Species [1] | |
28; see text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Monandriella Engl. (1926) |
Ledermanniella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Podostemaceae. It includes 28 species [1] all native to tropical Africa. [2]
The genus name of Ledermanniella is in honour of Carl Ludwig Ledermann (1875-1958), who was a Swiss botanist and horticultural expert. [3]
The genus was circumscribed by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. vol.43 (Issue 4) on page 378 in 1909.
28 species are accepted. [1]