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Niedenzuella
Genus of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Niedenzuella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.[1]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Malpighiaceae |
Genus: | Niedenzuella W.R.Anderson |
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Its native range is Southern Tropical America. It is found in the countries of north-eastern Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Niedenzuella is in honour of Franz Josef Niedenzu (1857–1937), a German botanist born in Köppernig. He is remembered for his work with the botanical family Malpighiaceae.[2] It was first described and published in Novon Vol.16 on page 194 in 2006.[1]