Wittmackanthus Explained

Wittmackanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, Wittmackanthus stanleyanus, which is found in Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Guyana.[1]

The genus has one known synonym of Pallasia KlotzschThe genus name of Wittmackanthus is in honour of Ludwig Wittmack (1839–1929), a German botanist.[2] The specific epithet honors the British Colonial Secretary, Lord Stanley.[3] Both the genus and the species were described and published by Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. Vol.1 on page 302 in 1891.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wittmackanthus in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae. 22 June 2012.
  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. Description of a new Species of Calycophyllum from British Guiana; by the Chevalier Robt. H. Schomburgk, Ph. D. The London journal of botany. vol. 3. pages 621-623. 1844.https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/771145
  4. Web site: Wittmackanthus Kuntze Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 14 January 2022 . en.

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