Lorenzia is a genus of plants in the family Araceae, first described in 2012.[1] It has only one known species, Lorenzia umbrosa, endemic to Amapá state in north-eastern Brazil.[2]

Etymology

The name of the genus comes from the surname of the Brazilian agronomist and botanist Harri Lorenzi, to whom Eduardo G. Gonçalves paid homage.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Eduardo G. Gonçalves (2012). "Lorenzia (Araceae — Spathicarpeae): a new genus from Northern Brazil supported by matK sequence data". Systematic Botany. 37 (1): 48–52. doi:10.1600/036364412X616620. S2CID 84134456.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzia
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