Wenzelia Explained

Wenzelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.^[1]

It is native to the Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Island and Fiji.

Known species

As accepted by Plants of the World Online:

Taxonomy

The genus name of Wenzelia is in honour of Chester A. Wenzel (1882–1929), an American teacher, cattle rancher and plant collector in the Philippines.^[2] It was first described and published in Philipp. J. Sci., Section C, Vol.10 on page 272 in 1915.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wenzelia Merr. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 13 March 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.