Schlechterella
Genus of plants
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Schlechterella is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae (the dogbane family). It is native to Africa, found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.[1]
| Schlechterella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Periplocoideae |
| Genus: | Schlechterella K.Schum.[1] |
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As of July 2024[update], the genus contained two species:[1]
- Schlechterella abyssinica (Chiov.) Venter & R.L.Verh.
- Schlechterella africana (Schltr.) K.Schum.
The genus was circumscribed by Karl Moritz Schumann in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Gesamtregister: on page 462 in 1899.[1]
The genus name of Schlechterella is in honour of Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (1872–1925), who was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids.[2]
