Ottoschmidtia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Ottoschmidtia microphylla (Griseb.) Urb.

Ottoschmidtia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Ottoschmidtia
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Synonyms[1]
  • Guettarda echinodendron C.Wright
  • Stenostomum microphyllum Griseb.

Its native range is Caribbean, it is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[1]

The genus name of Ottoschmidtia is in honour of Otto Christian Schmidt (1900–1951), a German botanist, professor in Berlin and Münster. He was also a specialist in algae.[3] The Latin specific epithet of microphylla is a portmanteau word derived from 'micro-' meaning small and also 'phylla' meaning leaf.[4] The genus was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.20 on page 312 in 1924.[2] The species was published in Ark. Bot. Vol.21A (Isue 5) on page 85 in 1927.[1]

Subspecies

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According to Kew.[1]

  • Ottoschmidtia microphylla subsp. haitiensis (Urb.) Borhidi, from Dominican Republic, Haiti
  • Ottoschmidtia microphylla subsp. microphylla ,from Cuba

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ottoschmidtia microphylla (Griseb.) Urb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Ottoschmidtia Urb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.