Preussiella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: |
Preussiella Gilg |
Preussiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. [1]
Its native range is western and western central Tropical Africa, in the countries of Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Island, Ivory Coast and Liberia. [1]
The genus name of Preussiella is in honour of Paul Rudolf Preuss (1861–1926), a German botanist and researcher. He founded and directed a botanical garden in Kamerun (now called Cameroon). [2] It was first described and published in Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. Vol.1 on page 267 in 1897. [1]
Known species, according to Kew: [1]
Preussiella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Melastomataceae |
Genus: |
Preussiella Gilg |
Preussiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. [1]
Its native range is western and western central Tropical Africa, in the countries of Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Island, Ivory Coast and Liberia. [1]
The genus name of Preussiella is in honour of Paul Rudolf Preuss (1861–1926), a German botanist and researcher. He founded and directed a botanical garden in Kamerun (now called Cameroon). [2] It was first described and published in Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. Vol.1 on page 267 in 1897. [1]
Known species, according to Kew: [1]