Ottoschmidtia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: |
Ottoschmidtia Urb. |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Ottoschmidtia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [2] It only contains one known species, Ottoschmidtia microphylla (Griseb.) Urb.
Its native range is Caribbean, it is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. [1]
The genus name of Ottoschmidtia is in honour of Otto Christian Schmidt (1900–1951), a German botanist, professor in Berlin and Münster. He was also a specialist in algae. [3] The Latin specific epithet of microphylla is a portmanteau word derived from 'micro-' meaning small and also 'phylla' meaning leaf. [4] The genus was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.20 on page 312 in 1924. [2] The species was published in Ark. Bot. Vol.21A (Isue 5) on page 85 in 1927. [1]
According to Kew. [1]