Schlechterina Explained

Schlechterina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae. The only knowns species is Schlechterina mitostemmatoides.^[1]

It is native to Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania and KwaZulu-Natal (in South Africa).

The genus name of Schlechterina is in honour of Rudolf Schlechter (1872–1925), a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids.^[2] The Latin specific epithet of mitostemmatoides is a compound word, 'mito-' from Greek μίτος (mítos) meaning thread and stem.^[3] It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.33 on page 148 in 1902.^[1]

Other sources

• Fernandes, R. & Fernandes, A., 1978. Passifloraceae. In: Launert, E. (Editor). Flora Zambesiaca. Volume 4. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London, United Kingdom. pp. 368–411.
• Jäger, A.K., McAlister, B.G. & van Staden, J., 1995. Cyanogenic glycosides in leaves and callus cultures of Schlechterina mitostemmatoides. South African Journal of Botany 61(5): 274–275.
• Maite, A.L., 1994. An ethnobotanical study of two Passifloraceae species used in traditional medicine in Mozambique. In: Seyani, J.H. & Chikuni, A.C. (Editors). Proceedings of the 8th plenary meeting of AETFAT, 2–11 April 1991, Zomba, Malawi. Volume 1. pp. 267–271.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schlechterina Harms 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.
3. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .