Oserya
Oserya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.[1]
| Oserya | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Podostemaceae |
| Genus: | Oserya Tul. & Wedd. |
Its native range is northern South America, and it is found in Bolivia, Brazil (north and west-central), French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]
The genus name of Oserya is in honour of Alexandre Victor Eugène Hulot d'Osery (1819–1846), a French geologist and engineer.[2] It was first described and published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., séries 3, Vol.11 on page 105 in 1849.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Oserya biceps Tul. & Wedd.
- Oserya minima P.Royen
- Oserya perpusilla (Went) P.Royen
- Oserya pilgeri (Mildbr.) C.T.Philbrick & C.P.Bove
- Oserya sphaerocarpa Tul.
References
- "Oserya Tul. & Wedd. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 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.
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