Neodriessenia Explained

Neodriessenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.^[1]

It is native to Borneo.

The genus name of Neodriessenia is in honour of Peter van Driessen (1753–1828), a Dutch doctor, pharmacist, chemist and botanist. He was also professor of medicine in Harderwijk and Groningen.^[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Bot. Surv. India Vol.16 on page 21 in 1977.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Neodriessenia candelabra
• Neodriessenia hirta
• Neodriessenia pilosa
• Neodriessenia purpurea
• Neodriessenia scorpioidea
• Neodriessenia tectiflora

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neodriessenia M.P.Nayar Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 27 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 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.