| Pozoa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Azorelloideae |
| Genus: | Pozoa Lag. |
Pozoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.
It is native to Argentina and Chile in southern South America.
The genus name of Pozoa is in honour of José Pozo (fl. 1800), a Spanish botanist at a botanical garden in Madrid. It was first described and published in Gen. Sp. Pl. on page 13 in 1816.
Known species
According to Kew:
- Pozoa coriacea Lag.
- Pozoa volcanica Mathias & Constance
References
- ^ "Pozoa Lag. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.