Wenzelia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Subfamily: | Aurantioideae |
Genus: | Wenzelia Merr. |
Wenzelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.[1]
It is native to the Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Island and Fiji.[1]
As accepted by Plants of the World Online:[1]
The genus name of Wenzelia is in honour of Chester A. Wenzel (1882–1929), an American teacher, cattle rancher and plant collector in the Philippines.[2] It was first described and published in Philipp. J. Sci., Section C, Vol.10 on page 272 in 1915.[1]