Lorenzia Explained

Lorenzia is a genus of plants in the family Araceae, first described in 2012.^[1] It has only one known species, Lorenzia umbrosa, endemic to Amapá state in north-eastern Brazil.^[2]

Etymology

The name of the genus comes from the surname of the Brazilian agronomist and botanist Harri Lorenzi, to whom Eduardo G. Gonçalves paid homage.

Notes and References

1. Eduardo G. Gonçalves . 2012 . Lorenzia (Araceae — Spathicarpeae): a new genus from Northern Brazil supported by matK sequence data . . 37 . 1 . 48–52 . 10.1600/036364412X616620. 84134456 .
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=473657 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families