''Wendlandiella'' is a genus of one
species
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of
palms found in
Peru
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Bolivia
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and
Acre
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state in
Brazil
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.
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/ref> The genus is named after Hermann Wendland
Hermann Wendland (October 11, 1825 in Herrenhausen – January 12, 1903 in Hanover) was a German botanist and gardener.
He was a noted authority on the family Arecaceae (palms), on which he published a major monograph which formed the basis for t ...
.
The only recognized species is ''Wendlandiella gracilis''. It is dioecious
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, with male and female flowers on separate individuals. It has three varieties, regarded as distinct species by some authors:[
* ''Wendlandiella gracilis'' var. ''gracilis'' – Acre, northern Peru
* ''Wendlandiella gracilis'' var. ''polyclada'' (Burret) A.J.Hend. – northern Peru
* ''Wendlandiella gracilis'' var. ''simplicifrons'' (Burret) A.J.Hend. – Peru, Bolivia
]
References
Chamaedoreeae
Monotypic Arecaceae genera
Flora of South America
Dioecious plants
Taxa named by Carl Lebrecht Udo Dammer
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