Stapfiella
Genus of flowering plants
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Stapfiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae.[1] It is also in the Subfamily Turneroideae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Subfamily: | Turneroideae |
| Genus: | Stapfiella Gilg |
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Its native range is Africa; it is found in Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zaïre.[1]
The genus name of Stapfiella is in honour of Otto Stapf (1857–1933), an Austrian born botanist and taxonomist.[2] It was first described and published in G.W.J. Mildbraed (ed.), Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. Vol.2 on page 571 in 1913.[1]
Known species
According to Kew;[1]
- Stapfiella claoxyloides Gilg
- Stapfiella lucida Robyns
- Stapfiella muricata Staner
- Stapfiella ulugurica Mildbr.
- Stapfiella usambarica J.Lewis
- Stapfiella zambesiensis R.Fern.