Lehmanniella
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| Lehmanniella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Lehmanniella Gilg |
Lehmanniella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.[1]
It is native to Colombia and Peru.[1]
The genus name of Lehmanniella is in honour of Friedrich Carl Lehmann (1850–1903), a German Consul to Colombia, mining engineer, amateur botanist and mycologist, and botanical collector.[2] It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. Vol.4 (Issue 2) on page 101 in 1895.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Lehmanniella huanucensis J.E.Simonis ex Maas
- Lehmanniella splendens (Hook.) Ewan