Ottoschulzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Metteniusaceae.[1]
| Ottoschulzia | |
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| Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Metteniusales |
| Family: | Metteniusaceae |
| Genus: | Ottoschulzia Urb. |
Its native range is from south-eastern Mexico to Guatemala, and the Caribbean. It is also found in the countries of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico.[1]
The genus name of Ottoschulzia is in honour of Otto Eugen Schulz (1874–1936), a German botanist, born in Berlin.[2] It was first described and published in Symb. Antill. Vol.7 on page 272 in 1912.[1][3]
Species
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Ottoschulzia cubensis (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Urb.
- Ottoschulzia domingensis Urb.
- Ottoschulzia pallida Lundell
- Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon (Urb.) Urb.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Ottoschulzia Urb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Urban, Ignatz (1911–1913). "Ottoschulzia". Symbolae Antillanae seu Fundamenta florae Indiae Occidentalis (in Latin). pp. 272–274. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.144.