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Schmidtottia

Schmidtottia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to eastern Cuba. Adapted to serpentine soils, they are nickel hyperaccumulators.

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Schmidtottia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Chiococceae
Genus: Schmidtottia
Urb.1
Species

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Synonyms2

Ceuthocarpus Aiello

Schmidtottia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to eastern Cuba.2 Adapted to serpentine soils, they are nickel hyperaccumulators.3

Species

Currently accepted species include:2

  • Schmidtottia corymbosa Borhidi
  • Schmidtottia cubensis (Standl.) Urb.
  • Schmidtottia cucullata Borhidi
  • Schmidtottia elliptica (Britton) Urb.
  • Schmidtottia involucrata (Wernham) Alain
  • Schmidtottia marmorata Urb.
  • Schmidtottia monantha Urb.
  • Schmidtottia monticola Borhidi
  • Schmidtottia multiflora Urb.
  • Schmidtottia neglecta (Borhidi) Borhidi
  • Schmidtottia nitens (Britton) Urb.
  • Schmidtottia parvifolia Alain
  • Schmidtottia scabra Borhidi & Acuña
  • Schmidtottia sessilifolia (Britton) Urb.
  • Schmidtottia shaferi (Standl.) Urb.
  • Schmidtottia stricta Borhidi
  • Schmidtottia uliginosa (Wernham) Urb.
References

References

  1. Symb. Antill. 9: 137 (1923)
  2. "Schmidtottia Urb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. Reeves, R.D.; Baker, A.J.M.; Borhidi, A.; Berazaín, R. (1999). "Nickel Hyperaccumulation in the Serpentine Flora of Cuba". Annals of Botany. 83: 29–38. doi:10.1006/anbo.1998.0786.