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Donnellsmithia

Donnellsmithia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Selineae
Genus: Donnellsmithia
J.M.Coult. & Rose
Synonyms

Schiedeophytum H.Wolff

Donnellsmithia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.1

Its native range is Mexico to western Venezuela. It is found in the countries of Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela.1

The genus name of Donnellsmithia is in honour of John Donnell Smith (1829–1928), an American biologist and taxonomist,2 it was published in Bot. Gaz. Vol.15 on page 15 in 1890.1

Known species:1

  • Donnellsmithia ampulliformis Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia biennis (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia breedlovei Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia coahuilensis Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia cordata (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia dissecta (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia guatemalensis J.M.Coult. & Rose
  • Donnellsmithia hintonii Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia juncea (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Spreng.) Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia madrensis (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia mexicana (B.L.Rob.) Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia ovata (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia pinnatisecta (L.Riley) Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia reticulata (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia serrata (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia silvicola Constance & Bye
  • Donnellsmithia submontana (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia ternata (S.Watson) Mathias & Constance
  • Donnellsmithia tuberosa (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
References

References

  1. "Donnellsmithia J.M.Coult. & Rose | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.