''Schottariella'' is a

monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

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

Araceae The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). A ...

. The only species is ''Schottariella mirifica''. The species is found in

Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and ea ...

. The genus name of ''Schottariella'' is in honour of

Heinrich Wilhelm Schott Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (7 January 1794 in Brünn (Brno), Moravia – 5 March 1865 at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna) was an Austrian botanist well known for his extensive work on aroids (Araceae). He studied botany, agriculture and chemistry at ...

(1794–1865), an Austrian botanist well known for his extensive work on aroids (Family Araceae). The Latin specific epithet of ''mirifica'' means 'wonderful, amazing and miraculous'. Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bot. Stud. (Taipei) Vol.50 on page 269 in 2009.

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q19689876, from2=Q9334306 Aroideae Monotypic Araceae genera Plants described in 2009 Flora of Borneo