Hoffmanniella Explained

Hoffmanniella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2] [3]} There is only one known species, Hoffmanniella silvatica.^[4]

It is native to central Africa and found in the countries of Gabon, Cameroon and Zaire.^[4]

The genus name of Hoffmanniella is in honour of Karl August Otto Hoffmann (1853–1909), a South African botanist,^[5] and the Latin specific epithet of silvatica comes from silva and means coming from the wood.^[6] Both the genus and species were first described and published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles Vol.17 on page 60 in 1943.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19471314#page/361/mode/1up Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf. 1900. Kolonialwirtschaftliches Komitee Westafrikanische kautschukexpedition 325
2. Lawalrée, André Gilles Célestin. 1943. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État à Bruxelles 17: 59
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40026577 Tropicos, Hoffmanniella Schltr. ex Lawalrée
4. Web site: Hoffmanniella silvatica Schltr. ex Lawalrée Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 30 September 2021 . en.
5. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2676-9.
6. Book: Lewis, Charlton . An Elementary Latin Dictionary . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 1891 . 9780199102051.