| Nelsia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: |
Nelsia Schinz |
Nelsia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. [1] It is with the Amaranthoideae subfamily.
It is native to Angola, Botswana and Namibia. [1]
The genus name of Nelsia is in honour of Louis Nels (1855–1910), a German government official who served as acting Reichskommissar in German South West Africa in 1890–1891. [2] It was first described and published in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich Vol.56 on page 247 in 1911. [1]
Known species
According to Kew: [1]
- Nelsia angolensis Bamps
- Nelsia quadrangula (Engl.) Schinz
- Nelsia tropidogyna C.C.Towns.
References
- ^ a b c d "Nelsia Schinz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 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.