Metteniusa

Metteniusa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Metteniusaceae.^[2] It was named by Hermann Karsten in 1860 for the German botanist Georg Heinrich Mettenius.^[3] It has seven species.^[4] The type species is Metteniusa edulis.^[5]. "Metteniusaceae" was proposed by Adalbert Schnizlein and validated by Hermann Karsten in 1860.^[6]. The family is now placed in its own order, Metteniusales^[2].

Metteniusa
Metteniusa tessmanniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Metteniusales
Family:	Metteniusaceae
Genus:	Metteniusa H.Karst.
Species
Metteniusa cogolloi Metteniusa cundinamarcensis Metteniusa edulis Metteniusa huilensis Metteniusa nucifera Metteniusa santanderensis Metteniusa tessmanniana
Synonyms[1]
Aveledoa Pittier