Romanschulzia Explained

Romanschulzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Mexico and Central America. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Panamá.

The genus name of Romanschulzia is in honour of Roman Schulz (1873–1926), a German botanist and teacher in Berlin.^[2] It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.66 on page 99 in 1933.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Romanschulzia alpina
• Romanschulzia apetala
• Romanschulzia arabiformis
• Romanschulzia correllii
• Romanschulzia costaricensis
• Romanschulzia elata
• Romanschulzia guatemalensis
• Romanschulzia guerrerensis
• Romanschulzia mexicana
• Romanschulzia meyeri
• Romanschulzia orizabae
• Romanschulzia rzedowskii
• Romanschulzia schistacea
• Romanschulzia subclavata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Romanschulzia O.E.Schulz Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 25 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.