''Ottoschulzia'' 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

Metteniusaceae Metteniusaceae are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the order Metteniusales. It consists of about 10 genera and 50 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas, primarily of the tropics. The family was formerly restricted to just '' Mette ...

. Its native range is from south-eastern Mexico to Guatemala, and the

Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...

. It is also found in the countries of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico. The genus name of ''Ottoschulzia'' is in honour of

Otto Eugen Schulz Otto Eugen Schulz (31 October 1874 – 17 February 1936) was a German botanist, born in Berlin. He was the brother of botanist Roman Schulz (1873–1926). He published important systematic treatments of the families Brassicaceae (then known as Cr ...

(1874–1936), a German botanist, born in

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. It was first described and published in Symb. Antill. Vol.7 on page 272 in 1912.

Species

According to Kew: *'' Ottoschulzia cubensis'' *'' Ottoschulzia domingensis'' *'' Ottoschulzia pallida'' *''

Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon ''Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon'' is a rare species of tree in the family Icacinaceae known by the common name ''pincho palo de rosa''. It is native to Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. When it was listed as an endangered species under the United States' End ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q6054767 Metteniusaceae Asterid genera Plants described in 1912 Flora of Southeastern Mexico Flora of Guatemala Flora of Cuba Flora of the Dominican Republic Flora of Haiti Flora of Puerto Rico