Biology:Nelmesia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Nelmesia Van der Veken |
| Species: | N. melanostachya
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| Binomial name | |
| Nelmesia melanostachya Van der Veken
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Nelmesia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.[1] The only species is Nelmesia melanostachya Van der Veken.[2]
It is native to Zaire.[2]
The genus name of Nelmesia is in honour of Ernest Nelmes (1895–1959), an English botanist, gardener and librarian. He worked at Kew Gardens in the herbarium and library, he was also a specialist in Carex and Cyperaceae.[3] The Latin specific epithet of melanostachya is a portmanteaux word, made of melano- from the Greek word μελανός (melanós) meaning black and also -stachya from Stachyus derived from Greek word σταχυς (stachys), meaning "an ear of grain".[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles Vol.25 on page 143 in 1955.[2]
References
- ↑ "Nelmesia Van der Veken | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:13928-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nelmesia melanostachya Van der Veken | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:311236-1.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
Wikidata ☰ Q9049185 entry
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