Stadtmannia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.[1]

Stadtmannia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Stadtmannia
Lam. ex Poir.
Synonyms

Pseudolitchi Danguy & Choux

Its native range is Kenya to the Northern Provinces, Tanzania and Zimbabwe (in Southern Africa) and the islands of Madagascar and Mauritius, in the western Indian Ocean.[1]

It is listed as being extinct on the island of Réunion,[1] the other species are listed on the IUCN Red lists.[2]

The genus name of Stadtmannia is in honour of Jean Frédéric Stadtmann (1762–1807), a French doctor, botanist and draftsman.[3] It was first described and published in J.B.A.M. de Lamarck, Encycl. Vol.7 on page 376 in 1806.[1]

Known species

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Stadtmannia' Lam. ex Poir. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Search Stadtmannia". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ^ 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.