Ottoschmidtia Explained

Ottoschmidtia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.^[1] It only contains one known species, Ottoschmidtia microphylla (Griseb.) Urb.

Its native range is Caribbean, it is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

The genus name of Ottoschmidtia is in honour of Otto Christian Schmidt (1900–1951), a German botanist, professor in Berlin and Münster. He was also a specialist in algae.^[2] The Latin specific epithet of microphylla is a portmanteau word derived from 'micro-' meaning small and also 'phylla' meaning leaf.^[3] The genus was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.20 on page 312 in 1924.^[1] The species was published in Ark. Bot. Vol.21A (Isue 5) on page 85 in 1927.

Subspecies

According to Kew.

• Ottoschmidtia microphylla subsp. haitiensis, from Dominican Republic, Haiti
• Ottoschmidtia microphylla subsp. microphylla,from Cuba

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ottoschmidtia Urb. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 24 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.
3. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .