Wenzelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.[1]

Wenzelia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Aurantioideae
Genus: Wenzelia
Merr.

It is native to the Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Island and Fiji.[1]

Known species

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As accepted by Plants of the World Online:[1]

Taxonomy

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The genus name of Wenzelia is in honour of Chester A. Wenzel (1882–1929), an American teacher, cattle rancher and plant collector in the Philippines.[2] It was first described and published in Philipp. J. Sci., Section C, Vol.10 on page 272 in 1915.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Wenzelia Merr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.