Seegeriella Explained

Seegeriella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae.^[1]

It is native to Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru in western South America.

The genus name of Seegeriella is in honour of Hans Gerhard Seeger (b. 1939), German gardener at botanical gardens in Göttingen, Hanover and Heidelberg.^[2] It was first described and published in J. Orchideenfr. Vol.4 on page 190 in 1997.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Seegeriella crothersii
• Seegeriella pinifolia
• Seegeriella senghasiana

Notes and References

1. Web site: Seegeriella Senghas 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.