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Sommera

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Sommera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]

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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.

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