''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

According to Kew: *'' Sommera arborescens'' *'' Sommera chiapensis'' *'' Sommera cusucoana'' *'' Sommera donnell-smithii'' *'' Sommera fusca'' *'' Sommera grandis'' *'' Sommera guatemalensis'' *'' Sommera montana'' *'' Sommera parva'' *'' Sommera purdiei'' *'' Sommera sabiceoides''

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