Saxicolella
Genus of plants
| Saxicolella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Podostemaceae |
| Genus: | Saxicolella Engl. (1926) |
| Species[1] | |
| 8; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Butumia G.Taylor (1953) | |
Saxicolella is a genus of flowering plant in family Podostemaceae.[2] It includes eight species native to west and west-central tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea to Angola.[1]
Species
Eight species are accepted.[1]
- Saxicolella angola Cheek
- Saxicolella deniseae Cheek
- Saxicolella flabellata (G.Taylor) C.Cusset
- Saxicolella futa Cheek
- Saxicolella ijim Cheek
- Saxicolella marginalis (G. Taylor) C.Cusset ex Cheek
- Saxicolella nana Engl.
- Saxicolella submersa (J.B.Hall) C.D.K.Cook & Rutish.
Etymology
Saxicolella comes from the Latin "saxum", meaning "a rock" or "stone", and "-cola", meaning "inhabitant" or "resident".[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Saxicolella Engl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ a b Umberto Quattrocchi (22 November 1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms. Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 2395. ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3.
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