Wenzelia
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| Wenzelia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aurantioideae |
| Genus: | Wenzelia Merr. |
Wenzelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.[1]
It is native to the Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Island and Fiji.[1]
Known species
[edit | edit source]As accepted by Plants of the World Online:[1]
- Wenzelia tenuifolia Wenzelia platysperma
- Wenzelia grandiflora Wenzelia archboldiana
- Swingle Merr.
- (Lauterb.) Swingle Swingle
- Wenzelia kambarae Wenzelia dolichophylla
- Swingle Swingle
- Wenzelia brevipes (K.Schum. & Lauterb.) Tanaka
- Swingle Wenzelia melanesica
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]The genus name of Wenzelia is in honour of Chester A. Wenzel (1882–1929), an American teacher, cattle rancher and plant collector in the Philippines.[2] It was first described and published in Philipp. J. Sci., Section C, Vol.10 on page 272 in 1915.[1]
References
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