Hermbstaedtia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.[1]
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| Hermbstaedtia odorata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Hermbstaedtia Rchb. |
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Its native range is Kenya, southern tropical and southern Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, Zambia, Zimbabwe and in South Africa (within the regions of Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces).[1]
The genus name of Hermbstaedtia is in honour of Sigismund Friedrich Hermbstädt (1760–1833), a German pharmacist and chemist.[2] It was first described and published in Consp. Regn. Veg. on page 164 in 1828.[1]
Known species
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Hermbstaedtia afra (Meisn.) Moq.
- Hermbstaedtia angolensis C.B.Clarke
- Hermbstaedtia argenteiformis Schinz
- Hermbstaedtia capitata Schinz
- Hermbstaedtia exellii (Suess.) C.C.Towns.
- Hermbstaedtia fleckii (Schinz) Baker & C.B.Clarke
- Hermbstaedtia glauca (J.C.Wendl.) Rchb. ex Steud.
- Hermbstaedtia gregoryi C.B.Clarke
- Hermbstaedtia linearis Schinz
- Hermbstaedtia nigrescens Suess.
- Hermbstaedtia odorata (Burch.) T.Cooke
- Hermbstaedtia scabra Schinz
- Hermbstaedtia schaeferi (Schinz) Schinz & Dinter
- Hermbstaedtia spathulifolia (Engl.) Baker
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Hermbstaedtia Rchb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.