Holzneria Explained

Holzneria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Iran to Central Asia and Afghanistan. It is found in the countries of Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

The genus name of Holzneria is in honour of Wolfgang Holzner (1942–2014), Austrian botanist, Japanologist, and professor in Vienna.^[2] It was first described and published by Franz Speta in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.103 on page 16 in 1982.^[1]

Known species, according to Kew

• Holzneria microcentron
• Holzneria spicata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Holzneria Speta Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 14 May 2021 . 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 . 1 January 2021.