Siemensia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: |
Siemensia Urb. |
Synonyms | |
Portlandia pendula C.Wright ex Griseb. |
Siemensia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [1] It only contains one known species, Siemensia pendula (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Urb. [1]
Its native range is western Cuba. [1]
The genus name of Siemensia is in honour of Werner von Siemens (1816–1892), a German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist. Siemens's name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He founded the electrical and telecommunications conglomerate Siemens. [2] The Latin specific epithet of pendula means hanging. [3] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Symb. Antill. Vol.9 on page 143 in 1923. [1]
Siemensia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: |
Siemensia Urb. |
Synonyms | |
Portlandia pendula C.Wright ex Griseb. |
Siemensia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [1] It only contains one known species, Siemensia pendula (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Urb. [1]
Its native range is western Cuba. [1]
The genus name of Siemensia is in honour of Werner von Siemens (1816–1892), a German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist. Siemens's name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He founded the electrical and telecommunications conglomerate Siemens. [2] The Latin specific epithet of pendula means hanging. [3] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Symb. Antill. Vol.9 on page 143 in 1923. [1]