Pedersenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: |
Pedersenia Holub |
Synonyms | |
Trommsdorffia Mart. |
Pedersenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. [1]
Its native range is mainland tropical America, from Honduras to Paraguay, and Puerto Rico and the Windward Islands. [1]
The genus name of Pedersenia is in honour of Troels Myndel Pedersen (1916–2000), a Danish-born Argentinian botanist with a large herbarium and also specialist in Amaranthaceae. [2] It was first described and published in Preslia Vol.70 on page 181 in 1998. [1]
According to Kew: [1]
Pedersenia | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: |
Pedersenia Holub |
Synonyms | |
Trommsdorffia Mart. |
Pedersenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. [1]
Its native range is mainland tropical America, from Honduras to Paraguay, and Puerto Rico and the Windward Islands. [1]
The genus name of Pedersenia is in honour of Troels Myndel Pedersen (1916–2000), a Danish-born Argentinian botanist with a large herbarium and also specialist in Amaranthaceae. [2] It was first described and published in Preslia Vol.70 on page 181 in 1998. [1]
According to Kew: [1]