Biology:Oserya

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Oserya
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Podostemaceae
Genus: Oserya
Tul. & Wedd.

Oserya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.[1] Its native range is northern South America, and it is found in Bolivia, Brazil (north and west-central), French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name of Oserya is in honour of Alexandre Victor Eugène Hulot d'Osery (1819–1846), a French geologist and engineer.[2]

Taxonomy

It was first described and published in by Edmond Tulasne and Hugh Algernon Weddell in 1849.[1] In 2011, The genus Noveloa was split from Oserya, and was made up of two Central American species: Oserya coulteriana and Oserya longiflora.[3]

The following species are included in the genus according to Kew:[1]

  • Oserya biceps Tul. & Wedd.
  • Oserya minima P.Royen
  • Oserya perpusilla (Went) P.Royen
  • Oserya pilgeri (Mildbr.) C.T.Philbrick & C.P.Bove
  • Oserya sphaerocarpa Tul.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10342227 entry