Stapfiella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae.[1] It is also in the Subfamily Turneroideae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Subfamily: | Turneroideae |
| Genus: | Stapfiella Gilg |
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Its native range is Africa; it is found in Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zaïre.[1]
The genus name of Stapfiella is in honour of Otto Stapf (1857–1933), an Austrian born botanist and taxonomist.[2] It was first described and published in G.W.J. Mildbraed (ed.), Wiss. Erg. Deut. Zentr.-Afr. Exped., Bot. Vol.2 on page 571 in 1913.[1]
Known species edit
According to Kew;[1]
- Stapfiella claoxyloides Gilg
- Stapfiella lucida Robyns
- Stapfiella muricata Staner
- Stapfiella ulugurica Mildbr.
- Stapfiella usambarica J.Lewis
- Stapfiella zambesiensis R.Fern.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Stapfiella Gilg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 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.