Metteniusa
Genus of flowering plants
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Metteniusa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Metteniusaceae.[2] It was named by Hermann Karsten in 1860 for the German botanist Georg Heinrich Mettenius.[3] It has seven species.[4] The type species is Metteniusa edulis.[5]. "Metteniusaceae" was proposed by Adalbert Schnizlein and validated by Hermann Karsten in 1860.[6]. The family is now placed in its own order, Metteniusales[2].
| Metteniusa | |
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| Metteniusa tessmanniana | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Metteniusales |
| Family: | Metteniusaceae |
| Genus: | Metteniusa H.Karst. |
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