Senefelderopsis Explained

Senefelderopsis is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae.It is native to southern tropical America, and found in Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela.^[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Julian Alfred Steyermark in Bot. Mus. Leafl. vol.15 on page 45 in 1951.^[1]

The genus name of Senefelderopsis is in honour of Johann Alois Senefelder (1771–1834), who was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s.^[2]

Species

• Senefelderopsis chiribiquetensis ^[1]
• Senefelderopsis croizatii ^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senefelderopsis Steyerm. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.