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Sommera
Genus of plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sommera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]
Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá.[1]
The genus name of Sommera is in honour of Christian Niefeldt Sommer (1821–1878), an English entomologist, who supported the research of author of the genus, Diederich Friedrich Carl von Schlechtendal.[2] It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.9 on page 602 in 1835.[1]
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Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Sommera arborescens Schltdl.
- Sommera chiapensis Brandegee
- Sommera cusucoana Lorence, D.Kelly & A.Dietzsch
- Sommera donnell-smithii Standl.
- Sommera fusca Oerst. ex Standl.
- Sommera grandis (Bartl. ex DC.) Standl.
- Sommera guatemalensis Standl.
- Sommera montana L.O.Williams
- Sommera parva Lorence
- Sommera purdiei Standl.
- Sommera sabiceoides K.Schum.
References
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