| Lozanella | |
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| Lozanella enantiophylla at the San Francisco Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Cannabaceae |
| Genus: |
Lozanella Greenm. |
Lozanella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cannabaceae. [1]
Its native range is Mexico to Venezuela and Peru. It is also found in the countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panamá. [1]
The genus name of Lozanella is in honour of José Filemón Guadalupe Lozano y Lozano (1877 – after 1940), a Mexican traveling companion of Cyrus Pringle during his Mexican expedition. [2] It was first described and published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts Vol.41 on page 236 in 1905. [1]
Known species, according to Kew; [1]
- Lozanella enantiophylla (Donn.Sm.) Killip & C.V.Morton
- Lozanella permollis Killip & C.V.Morton
References
- ^ a b c d "Lozanella Greenm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 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.