Saxo-fridericia explained

Saxo-fridericia is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1845.^{[1] [2]}

The genus is native to northern South America.^[3]

Species^[3]

• Saxo-fridericia aculeata Körn - N Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas), SE Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname
• Saxo-fridericia compressa Maguire - Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas)
• Saxo-fridericia duidae Maguire - Venezuela (Amazonas)
• Saxo-fridericia grandis Maguire - Venezuela (Amazonas)
• Saxo-fridericia inermis Ducke - Brazil (Amazonas), Venezuela (Amazonas), Colombia (Guainía)
• Saxo-fridericia petiolata Maguire - Venezuela (Amazonas)
• Saxo-fridericia regalis R.H.Schomb. - Roraima, Venezuela (Bolívar, Amazonas), Guyana
• Saxo-fridericia spongiosa Maguire - Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas)

Notes and References

1. Schomburgk, Robert Hermann. 1845. Die Rapatea Friderici Angusti 13
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/100356173 Tropicos, Saxo-fridericia R.H. Schomb
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=262751 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families