Araceae
Schottarum P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong
Nomenclature
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Family: Araceae
Genus:
Schottarum P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong
Usage:
accepted
Page number:
393
Etymology:
The generic name honours the Austrian botanist and plantsman Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (1794–1865), one of the founding fathers of Araceae systematics, the first monographer of the family, and the first botanist to make careful comparative studies of aroid inflorescences, flowers and fruits by which he created the basis of Araceae taxonomy for succeeding generations.
WCM Protologue Reference:
P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong, Bot. Stud. (Taipei) 49: 393 (2008)
Type information:
Schottarum sarikeense (Bogner & M. Hotta) P. C. Boyce & S. Y. Wong.