Rehdera

Rehdera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae.[1]

Rehdera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Rehdera
Moldenke

Its native range is (south-eastern) Mexico to Central America, and it is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.[1]

The genus name of Rehdera is in honour of Alfred Rehder (1863–1949), a German-American botanical taxonomist and dendrologist who worked at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.[2] It was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.39 on page 48 in 1935.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Rehdera penninervia Standl. & Moldenke
  • Rehdera trinervis (S.F.Blake) Moldenke

References
  1. "Rehdera Moldenke | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
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