Dalzellia Explained

Dalzellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.^[1]

Its native range is India and Sri Lanka, Indo-China (Thailand and Laos), and southeastern China.

Its genus name is in honour of Nicol Alexander Dalzell (1817–1878), a Scottish botanist.^[2] It was named in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. Vol.5 on page 34 in 1852.^[1]

Species

Ten species are accepted.

• Dalzellia angustissima
• Dalzellia attapeuensis
• Dalzellia ceylanica
• Dalzellia kailarsenii
• Dalzellia microphylla
• Dalzellia pseudoangustissima
• Dalzellia ranongensis
• Dalzellia sessilis
• Dalzellia sparsa
• Dalzellia ubonensis

Formerly placed here

• Indodalzellia gracilis (as Dalzellia gracilis)^[3]
• Indotristicha ramosissima (as Dalzellia ramosissima)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dalzellia Wight Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 12 May 2022. en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.
3. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77098903-1 Indodalzellia gracilis (C.J.Mathew, Jäger-Zürn & Nileena) Koi & M.Kato
4. Web site: Indotristicha ramosissima (Wight) P.Royen Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 12 May 2024. en.