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]
| Lorenzia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Spathicarpeae |
| Genus: | Lorenzia E. G. Gonç. |
| Species: | L. umbrosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Lorenzia umbrosa | |
Etymology edit
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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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