Wettsteiniola is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.[1]

Wettsteiniola
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Podostemaceae
Genus: Wettsteiniola
Suess.

It is native to Brazil.[1]

Known species:[1]

The genus name of Wettsteiniola is in honour of Richard Wettstein (1863–1931), an Austrian botanist.[2] It was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.39 on page 18 in 1935.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Wettsteiniola Suess. | 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.