Stadtmannia Explained

Stadtmannia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Kenya to the Northern Provinces, Tanzania and Zimbabwe (in Southern Africa) and the islands of Madagascar and Mauritius, in the western Indian Ocean.

It is listed as being extinct on the island of Réunion, the other species are listed on the IUCN Red lists.^[2]

The genus name of Stadtmannia is in honour of Jean Frédéric Stadtmann (1762–1807), a French doctor, botanist and draftsman.^[3] It was first described and published in J.B.A.M. de Lamarck, Encycl. Vol.7 on page 376 in 1806.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Stadtmannia acuminata
• Stadtmannia excelsa
• Stadtmannia glauca
• Stadtmannia leandrii
• Stadtmannia oppositifolia
• Stadtmannia serrulata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stadtmannia Lam. ex Poir. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 25 September 2021 . en.
2. Web site: Search Stadtmannia . 17 December 2021.
3. 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.