Oserya
Genus of flowering plant
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Oserya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.[1] Its native range is northern South America, and it is found in Bolivia, Brazil (north and west-central), French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]
| Oserya | |
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| Oserya perpusilla | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Podostemaceae |
| Genus: | Oserya Tul. & Wedd. |
The genus name of Oserya is in honour of Alexandre Victor Eugène Hulot d'Osery (1819–1846), a French geologist and engineer.[2]
Taxonomy
It was first described and published in by Edmond Tulasne and Hugh Algernon Weddell in 1849.[1] In 2011, The genus Noveloa was split from Oserya, and was made up of two Central American species: Oserya coulteriana and Oserya longiflora.[3]
The following species are included in the genus according to Kew:[1]
- Oserya biceps Tul. & Wedd.
- Oserya minima P.Royen
- Oserya perpusilla (Went) P.Royen
- Oserya pilgeri (Mildbr.) C.T.Philbrick & C.P.Bove
- Oserya sphaerocarpa Tul.