''Ottoa'' is a
monotypic genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Apiaceae. It only contains one known species, ''Ottoa oenanthoides''.
Its native range is from southern Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador. It is also found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Panamá.
The genus name of ''Ottoa'' is in honour of
Christoph Friedrich Otto (1783–1856), a German gardener and botanist. The Latin
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
of ''oenanthoides'' means one that resembles a member of the genus ''
OenantheL.
Both the genus and the species were first described and published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. Vol.5 on page 20 in 1821.
have been extracted by
hydrodistillation
Steam distillation is a separation process that consists in distilling water together with other volatile and non-volatile components. The steam from the boiling water carries the vapor of the volatiles to a condenser; both are cooled and retu ...
methods from leaves and roots of ''Otto''.
References
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Apioideae
Monotypic Apioideae genera