Ledermanniella Explained
Ledermanniella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Podostemaceae. It includes 28 species all native to tropical Africa.[1]
The genus name of Ledermanniella is in honour of Carl Ludwig Ledermann (1875-1958), who was a Swiss botanist and horticultural expert.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. vol.43 (Issue 4) on page 378 in 1909.
Species
28 species are accepted.
- Ledermanniella aloides
- Ledermanniella batangensis
- Ledermanniella bifurcata
- Ledermanniella boloensis
- Ledermanniella bowlingii
- Ledermanniella guineensis
- Ledermanniella jaegeri
- Ledermanniella keayi (G.Taylor) C.Cusset
- Ledermanniella letestui
- Ledermanniella letouzeyi C.Cusset
- Ledermanniella linearifolia
- Ledermanniella lunda
- Ledermanniella maturiniana
- Ledermanniella minutissima
- Ledermanniella monandra
- Ledermanniella musciformis
- Ledermanniella onanae Cheek
- Ledermanniella pollardiana
- Ledermanniella prasina
- Ledermanniella pusilla
- Ledermanniella ramosissima
- Ledermanniella raynaliorum
- Ledermanniella sanagaensis
- Ledermanniella schlechteri
- Ledermanniella tenuifolia
- Ledermanniella thalloidea (Engl.) C.Cusset
- Ledermanniella variabilis
- Ledermanniella yiben
Notes and References
- Schenk, J. J., & Thomas, D. W. (2004). A new species of Ledermanniella (Podostemaceae) from Cameroon. Novon, 227-232.
- Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.
