Tessmannia
''Tessmannia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Tropical Africa, and is found in the countries of Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe. The genus name of ''Tessmannia'' is in honour of Günther Tessmann (1884–1969), a German-Brazilian ethnologist and botanist. He was also an African explorer and plant collector, who later settled in Brazil. It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.45 on page 295 in 1910. Known species As accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021: * ''Tessmannia africana'' * ''Tessmannia anomala'' * '' Tessmannia baikieaoides'' * '' Tessmannia burttii'' * '' Tessmannia camoneana'' * '' Tessmannia copallifera'' * ''Tessmannia dawei'' * ''Tessmannia densiflora'' * ''Tessmannia dewildemaniana'' * ''Tessmannia korupensis'' * ''Tessmannia lescrauwaetii'' * ''Tessmannia martini ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |