Ottoschulzia | |
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Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Metteniusales |
Family: | Metteniusaceae |
Genus: |
Ottoschulzia Urb. |
Ottoschulzia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Metteniusaceae. [1]
Its native range is from south-eastern Mexico to Guatemala, and the Caribbean. It is also found in the countries of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico. [1]
The genus name of Ottoschulzia is in honour of Otto Eugen Schulz (1874–1936), a German botanist, born in Berlin. [2] It was first described and published in Symb. Antill. Vol.7 on page 272 in 1912. [1] [3]
According to Kew: [1]