Benjaminia reflexa

Benjaminia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It only contains one known species, Benjaminia reflexa (Benth.) D'Arcy.[2]

For the genus of wasps, see Benjaminia (wasp).

Benjaminia reflexa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Benjaminia
Mart. ex Benj.
Species:
B. reflexa
Binomial name
Benjaminia reflexa
(Benth.) D'Arcy
Synonyms[1]
  • Bacopa naias Standl.
  • Bacopa reflexa (Benth.) Loefgr. & Edwall
  • Benjaminia utriculariiformis Mart. ex Benj.
  • Herpestis reflexa Benth.
  • Limnophila costaricensis Suess.
  • Limnophila costaricensis f. aquatica Suess.
  • Limnophila costaricensis f. semiterrestris Suess.
  • Moniera reflexa (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Naiadothrix reflexa (Benth.) Pennell
  • Quinquelobus utriculariiformis Benj.
  • Quinquelobus utricularioides Benj.

Its native range is parts of Central and Tropical America, and is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, southeastern Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.[2]

It is an aquatic species from freshwater marshes,[3] and coastal lagoons and freshwater lagoons.[4]

The genus name of Benjaminia is in honour of Ludwig Benjamin (1825–48) was a German botanist who contributed to Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius' Flora Brasiliensis.[5] The Latin specific epithet of reflexa is derived from reflecto meaning "bent backwards" or "reflexed".[6] The genus was first described and published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. Vol.10 on page 255 in 1847.[2] The species was then published in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. Vol.66 on page 194 in 1979.[1]

The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[7]

References
  1. "Benjaminia reflexa (Benth.) D'Arcy". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. "Benjaminia Mart. ex Benj. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. "Flore et végétations". Herbier de Guyane. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. "Vegetación hidrófita". prezi.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  6. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
  7. "Genus Benjaminia Mart. ex Benj". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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