''Klotzschia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s belonging to the family

Apiaceae Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants ...

. It is native to Brazil.

Taxonomy

The genus was first described by

Adelbert von Chamisso Adelbert von Chamisso (; 30 January 178121 August 1838) was a German poet and botanist, author of ''Peter Schlemihl'', a famous story about a man who sold his shadow. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso (or Chamissot) de Bonc ...

in 1833. The name ''Klotzschia'' is in honour of

Johann Friedrich Klotzsch Johann Friedrich Klotzsch (9 June 1805 – 5 November 1860) was a German pharmacist and botanist. His principal work was in the field of mycology, with the study and description of many species of mushroom. Klotzsch was born in Wittenberg. Origin ...

(1805–1860), a German pharmacist and botanist. A 2021

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

study suggested that it does not belong to any of the four subfamilies into which the family Apiaceae is divided. It has been suggested that it could be placed in a subfamily of its own.

Species

According to

Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...

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Klotzschia brasiliensis ''Klotzschia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is native to Brazil. Taxonomy The genus was first described by Adelbert von Chamisso in 1833. The name ''Klotzschia'' is in honour of Johann Friedrich Klotzsch (18 ...

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Klotzschia glaziovii ''Klotzschia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. It is native to Brazil. Taxonomy The genus was first described by Adelbert von Chamisso in 1833. The name ''Klotzschia'' is in honour of Johann Friedrich Klotzsch (18 ...

'' *'' Klotzschia rhizophylla''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9017750 Apiaceae Apiaceae genera Plants described in 1833 Flora of Brazil