''Sommera'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s belonging to the family
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules ...
.
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
entomologist
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...
, 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:
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Sommera arborescens''
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Sommera chiapensis''
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Sommera cusucoana''
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Sommera donnell-smithii''
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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''
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Sommera guatemalensis''
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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''
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Sommera purdiei''
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Sommera sabiceoides''
References
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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