''Wimmeria'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
shrubs to small
tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
s in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Celastraceae
The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 97 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only ''Celastrus'' (the sta ...
. It is named after German
botanist Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer
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Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (October 30, 1803 – March 12, 1868) was a German botanist and educator who was a native of Breslau.
From 1821 he studied philology and natural sciences at the University of Breslau, and after compl ...
(1803–1868).
Species
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Wimmeria acapulcensis
''Wimmeria'' is a genus of shrubs to small trees in the family Celastraceae. It is named after German botanist Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (1803–1868).
Species
:''This list may be incomplete.''
* '' Wimmeria acapulcensis'' Lundell
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Lundell
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Wimmeria acuminata''
L. O. Williams
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Wimmeria bartlettii
''Wimmeria'' is a genus of shrubs to small trees in the family Celastraceae. It is named after German botanist Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (1803–1868).
Species
:''This list may be incomplete.''
* ''Wimmeria acapulcensis'' Lundell
* ...
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Lundell
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Wimmeria caudata
''Wimmeria'' is a genus of shrubs to small trees in the family Celastraceae. It is named after German botanist Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (1803–1868).
Species
:''This list may be incomplete.''
* ''Wimmeria acapulcensis'' Lundell
* ...
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Lundell
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Wimmeria chiapensis''
Lundell
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Wimmeria concolor
''Wimmeria'' is a genus of shrubs to small trees in the family Celastraceae. It is named after German botanist Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (1803–1868).
Species
:''This list may be incomplete.''
* '' Wimmeria acapulcensis'' Lundell
...
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Cham. & Schltdl.
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Wimmeria crenata
''Wimmeria'' is a genus of shrubs to small trees in the family Celastraceae. It is named after German botanist Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (1803–1868).
Species
:''This list may be incomplete.''
* ''Wimmeria acapulcensis'' Lundell
* ...
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Liebm.
Frederik Michael Liebmann (10 October 1813 – 29 October 1856) was a Danish botanist. Liebmann studied botany at the University of Copenhagen, although he never obtained a formal qualification. He went on study tours of Germany and Norway before b ...
ex Lundell
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Wimmeria cyclocarpa''
Radlk. ex Donn. Sm.
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Wimmeria discolor
''Wimmeria'' is a genus of shrubs to small trees in the family Celastraceae. It is named after German botanist Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (1803–1868).
Species
:''This list may be incomplete.''
* ''Wimmeria acapulcensis'' Lundell
* ...
''
Cham. & Schltdl.
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Wimmeria guatemalensis
''Wimmeria'' is a genus of shrubs to small trees in the family Celastraceae. It is named after German botanist Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (1803–1868).
Species
:''This list may be incomplete.''
* ''Wimmeria acapulcensis'' Lundell
* ...
''
Rose
A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be ...
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Wimmeria integerrima
''Wimmeria'' is a genus of shrubs to small trees in the family Celastraceae. It is named after German botanist Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (1803–1868).
Species
:''This list may be incomplete.''
* ''Wimmeria acapulcensis'' Lundell
* ...
''
Turcz.
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Wimmeria lambii''
(Standl. & L. O. Williams) Lundell (synonym ''
Maytenus lambii'')
[''Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees'', p. 965]
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Wimmeria lanceolata''
Rose
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Wimmeria mexicana
''Wimmeria mexicana'' is a large shrub or small tree, often reaching in height, that is common in the Southeastern United States and in regions of Mexico, including the states of Oaxaca, Chihuahua, and central to eastern Sonora. It is commonly ...
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( Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...
) Lundell (synonym ''Celastrus mexicanus'')
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Wimmeria microphylla''
Radlk.
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Wimmeria montana''
Lundell
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Wimmeria obtusifolia''
Standl.
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Wimmeria pallida''
Radlk.
* ''
Wimmeria persicifolia''
Radlk.
* ''
Wimmeria pubescens''
Radlk.
* ''
Wimmeria serrulata''
Radlk.
* ''
Wimmeria sternii''
Lundell
See also
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Celastrus
''Celastrus'', commonly known as staff vine, staff tree or bittersweet, is a genus in the family Celastraceae which comprises about 30-40 species of shrubs and vines. They have a wide distribution in East Asia, Australasia, Africa, and the Amer ...
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Maytenus
''Maytenus'' ''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. Members of the genus are distributed throughout Central and South America, Southeast Asia, Micronesia and Australasia, the Indi ...
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Sapindus''
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Zinowiewia
''Zinowiewia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. It includes 14 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from northeastern Mexico to French Guiana and Bolivia.
14 species are accepted:
* ''Zinowiewia australis'' ...
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References
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External links
''Celastrus mexicanus'' Holotype (Fragment)*
Neotropical Herbarium Specimens*
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Celastrales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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