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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Ottoschmidtia Urb. |
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Ottoschmidtia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It only contains one known species, Ottoschmidtia microphylla (Griseb.) Urb.
Its native range is Caribbean, it is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
The genus name of Ottoschmidtia is in honour of Otto Christian Schmidt (1900–1951), a German botanist, professor in Berlin and Münster. He was also a specialist in algae. The Latin specific epithet of microphylla is a portmanteau word derived from 'micro-' meaning small and also 'phylla' meaning leaf. The genus was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.20 on page 312 in 1924. The species was published in Ark. Bot. Vol.21A (Isue 5) on page 85 in 1927.
Subspecies
According to Kew.
- Ottoschmidtia microphylla subsp. haitiensis (Urb.) Borhidi, from Dominican Republic, Haiti
- Ottoschmidtia microphylla subsp. microphylla ,from Cuba
References
- ^ "Ottoschmidtia microphylla (Griseb.) Urb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Ottoschmidtia Urb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
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| Ottoschmidtia | |
| Ottoschmidtia microphylla | |