| Wenzelia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aurantioideae |
| Genus: | Wenzelia Merr. |
Wenzelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.
It is native to the Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Island and Fiji.
Known species
As accepted by Plants of the World Online:
- Wenzelia archboldiana Swingle
- Wenzelia brevipes Merr.
- Wenzelia dolichophylla (K.Schum. & Lauterb.) Tanaka
- Wenzelia grandiflora (Lauterb.) Swingle
- Wenzelia kambarae Swingle
- Wenzelia melanesica Swingle
- Wenzelia platysperma Swingle
- Wenzelia tenuifolia Swingle
Taxonomy
The genus name of Wenzelia is in honour of Chester A. Wenzel (1882–1929), an American teacher, cattle rancher and plant collector in the Philippines. It was first described and published in Philipp. J. Sci., Section C, Vol.10 on page 272 in 1915.
References
- ^ "Wenzelia Merr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Wenzelia | |