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Wettsteiniola

Wettsteiniola is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Podostemaceae
Genus: Wettsteiniola
Suess.

Wettsteiniola is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.1

It is native to Brazil.1

Known species:1

  • Wettsteiniola accorsii (Toledo) P.Royen
  • Wettsteiniola apipensis Tur
  • Wettsteiniola pinnata Suess.

The genus name of Wettsteiniola is in honour of Richard Wettstein (1863–1931), an Austrian botanist.2 It was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.39 on page 18 in 1935.1

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References

  1. "Wettsteiniola Suess. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. 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.