Schinziella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae. The only species is Schinziella tetragona.[2]
| Schinziella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Schinziella Gilg |
| Species: | S. tetragona
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| Binomial name | |
| Schinziella tetragona (Schinz) Gilg
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Canscora tetragona Schinz | |
Its native range is Tropical Africa. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zaïre.[2]
The genus name of Schinziella is in honour of Hans Schinz (1858–1941), a Swiss explorer and botanist who was a native of Zürich.[3] The Latin specific epithet of tetragona is derived from tetragonal meaning square or having four corners.[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. Vl.4 (Issue 2) on page 74 in 1895.[2][1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Schinziella tetragona (Schinz) Gilg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Schinziella Gilg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.