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Senefeldera

Senefeldera is a plant genus of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). Their wood can be used as timber, in handicraft and as firewood. It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.

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Senefeldera
Senefeldera verticillata flowers
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Euphorbioideae
Tribe: Hippomaneae
Subtribe: Hippomaninae
Genus: Senefeldera
Mart.
Species

Several, see text

Senefeldera is a plant genus of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).12 Their wood can be used as timber, in handicraft and as firewood.3 It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.4

The genus was circumscribed by Mart. in Flora vol.24 (2) on page 29 in 1841.4

The genus name of Senefeldera is in honour of Johann Alois Senefelder (1771–1834), who was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s.5

Species

Kew accepts 3 species;4

  • Senefeldera testiculata Pittier
  • Senefeldera triandra Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Senefeldera verticillata (Vell.) Croizat
References

References

  1. Cornejo, Fernando; Janovec, John (2010-07-06). Seeds of Amazonian Plants. Princeton University Press. p. 58. ISBN 9781400834488.
  2. Kubitzki, Klaus (2013-11-27). Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Malpighiales. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 194. ISBN 9783642394171.
  3. López, Dairon Cárdenas; Corba, César Augusto Marín; Suárez, Luz Stella Suárez; Trejo, Aida Cecilia Guerrero; Barrera, Pablo Nofuya (2002-04-17). Plantas útiles de Lagarto Cocha y Serranía del Churumbelo - Departamento del Putumayo (in Spanish). Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas "SINCHI". p. 16. ISBN 9789589687895.
  4. "Senefeldera Mart. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. 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. Retrieved January 27, 2022.