''Sommera'' is a genus of

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s belonging to the family

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. Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The genus name of ''Sommera'' is in honour of Christian Niefeldt Sommer (1821–1878), an English

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, who supported the research of author of the genus, Diederich Friedrich Carl von Schlechtendal. It was first described and published in Linnaea Vol.9 on page 602 in 1835.

Known species

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Sommera arborescens ''Sommera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The genus nam ...

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Sommera chiapensis ''Sommera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The genus n ...

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Sommera cusucoana ''Sommera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The genus nam ...

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Sommera donnell-smithii ''Sommera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The genus nam ...

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Sommera fusca ''Sommera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The genus nam ...

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Sommera grandis ''Sommera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The genus nam ...

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Sommera guatemalensis ''Sommera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The genus nam ...

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Sommera montana ''Sommera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The genus nam ...

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Sommera parva ''Sommera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The genus nam ...

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Sommera purdiei ''Sommera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The genus nam ...

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Sommera sabiceoides ''Sommera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is from Mexico to Peru. It is also found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panamá. The genus nam ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10373259 Dialypetalantheae Rubiaceae genera Plants described in 1835 Flora of Mexico Flora of Central America Flora of Colombia Flora of Ecuador Flora of Peru Flora of North Brazil