Rehdera Explained

Rehdera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae.^[1]

Its native range is (south-eastern) Mexico to Central America, and it is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.

The genus name of Rehdera is in honour of Alfred Rehder (1863–1949), a German-American botanical taxonomist and dendrologist who worked at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.^[2] It was first described and published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Vol.39 on page 48 in 1935.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Rehdera penninervia
• Rehdera trinervis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rehdera Moldenke Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 20 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2676-9.