Niedenzuella Explained

Niedenzuella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Southern Tropical America. It is found in the countries of north-eastern Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

The genus name of Niedenzuella is in honour of Franz Josef Niedenzu (1857–1937), a German botanist born in Köppernig. He is remembered for his work with the botanical family Malpighiaceae.^[2] It was first described and published in Novon Vol.16 on page 194 in 2006.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Niedenzuella acutifolia
• Niedenzuella caracasana
• Niedenzuella castanea
• Niedenzuella glabra
• Niedenzuella leucosepala
• Niedenzuella lucida
• Niedenzuella mater-dei
• Niedenzuella metensis
• Niedenzuella mogoriifolia
• Niedenzuella multiglandulosa
• Niedenzuella peruviana
• Niedenzuella poeppigiana
• Niedenzuella sericea
• Niedenzuella stannea
• Niedenzuella suaveolens
• Niedenzuella warmingiana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Niedenzuella W.R.Anderson 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 . 1 January 2021.