Senefelderopsis
Appearance
Senefelderopsis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Euphorbioideae |
Tribe: | Hippomaneae |
Subtribe: | Hippomaninae |
Genus: | Senefelderopsis Steyerm. |
Species[1] | |
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Senefelderopsis is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to southern tropical America, and found in Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela.[1]
The genus was circumscribed by Julian Alfred Steyermark in Bot. Mus. Leafl. vol.15 on page 45 in 1951.[1]
The genus name of Senefelderopsis is in honour of Johann Alois Senefelder (1771–1834), who was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s.[2]
Species
[edit]Two species are accepted.[1]
- Senefelderopsis chiribiquetensis (R.E.Schult. & Croizat) Steyerm. – southeastern Colombia and southern Venezuela
- Senefelderopsis croizatii Steyerm. – southern Venezuela and Guyana
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Senefelderopsis Steyerm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.