Pozoa
| Pozoa | |
|---|---|
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| Pozoa volcanica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Azorelloideae |
| Genus: | Pozoa Lag. |
Pozoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae, subfamily Azorelloideae.[1]
Distribution
[edit]It is native to Argentina and Chile in southern South America.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus name of Pozoa is in honour of José Pozo (fl. 1800), a Spanish botanist at a botanical garden in Madrid.[2] It was first described and published in Gen. Sp. Pl. on page 13 in 1816.[1]
Known species
[edit]According to Kew:[1]
- Pozoa coriacea Lag.
- Pozoa volcanica Mathias & Constance
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Pozoa Lag. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Azorelloideae.
Wikispecies has information related to Pozoa.
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