''Niedenzuella'' 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
Malpighiaceae
Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World ( ...
.
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.
The genus name of ''Niedenzuella'' is in honour of
Franz Josef Niedenzu
Franz Josef Niedenzu (29 November 1857 – 30 September 1937) was a German botanist born in Köppernig. He is remembered for his work with the botanical family Malpighiaceae.
For most of his career he was a professor and subsequently rector a ...
(1857–1937), a German botanist born in
Köppernig. He is remembered for his work with the botanical family Malpighiaceae.
It was first described and published in
Novon
The Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 4344 Shaw Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also known informally as Shaw's Garden for founder and philanthropist Henry Shaw. Its herbarium, with more than 6.6 million s ...
Vol.16 on page 194 in 2006.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Niedenzuella acutifolia''
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Niedenzuella caracasana''
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Niedenzuella castanea''
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Niedenzuella glabra''
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Niedenzuella leucosepala''
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Niedenzuella lucida''
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Niedenzuella mater-dei''
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Niedenzuella metensis''
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Niedenzuella mogoriifolia''
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Niedenzuella multiglandulosa''
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Niedenzuella peruviana''
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Niedenzuella poeppigiana''
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Niedenzuella sericea''
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Niedenzuella stannea''
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Niedenzuella suaveolens''
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Niedenzuella warmingiana''
References
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Malpighiaceae
Malpighiaceae genera
Plants described in 1845
Flora of Costa Rica
Flora of Panama
Flora of northern South America
Flora of western South America
Flora of Brazil
Flora of Northeast Argentina