Tessmannianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are seven species distributed in Central and South America. They are medium to large trees up to 40 meters (130 ft) tall. The flowers are heterantherous, bearing two types of stamens. These plants are rare, and some are narrow endemics known from only one location.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Tessmannianthus Markgr. |
The genus name of Tessmannianthus is partly in honour of Günther Tessmann (1884–1969), a German-Brazilian ethnologist and botanist. He was also an African explorer and plant collector, who later settled in Brazil.[2] The second part of the name, anthos refers to flower.[3]
Known species
edit- Tessmannianthus calcaratus (Gleason) Wurdack
- Tessmannianthus carinatus Almeda
- Tessmannianthus cenepensis Wurdack
- Tessmannianthus cereifolius Almeda
- Tessmannianthus gordonii Almeda
- Tessmannianthus heterostemon Markgraf
- Tessmannianthus quadridomius Wurdack
References
edit- ^ Kriebel, R. (2014). Notes on the floral morphology and anatomy of Tessmannianthus carinatus (Melastomataceae). Caldasia, 36(1), 17-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
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