''Pedersenia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae ( ) is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus '' Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, maki ...

. Its native range is mainland tropical America, from Honduras to Paraguay, and Puerto Rico and the Windward Islands. The genus name of ''Pedersenia'' is in honour of Troels Myndel Pedersen (1916–2000), a Danish-born Argentinian botanist with a large herbarium and also specialist in Amaranthaceae. It was first described and published in Preslia Vol.70 on page 181 in 1998.

Known species

According to Kew: *'' Pedersenia argentata'' *'' Pedersenia cardenasii'' *'' Pedersenia completa'' *'' Pedersenia costaricensis'' *'' Pedersenia hassleriana'' *'' Pedersenia macrophylla'' *'' Pedersenia volubilis'' *'' Pedersenia weberbaueri''

References

Amaranthaceae genera Plants described in 1998 Flora of Central America Flora of Puerto Rico Flora of the Windward Islands Flora of northern South America Flora of western South America Flora of Brazil Flora of Paraguay Amaranthaceae {{Amaranthaceae-stub