Lorenzia

Lorenzia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Lorenzia
E. G. Gonç.
Species: L. umbrosa
Binomial name
Lorenzia umbrosa
E. G. Gonç.

Lorenzia is a genus of plants in the Araceae, first described in 2012.[1] It has only one known species, Lorenzia umbrosa, endemic to Amapá state in north-eastern Brazil.[2]

References

  1. Eduardo G. Gonçalves (2012). "Lorenzia (Araceae — Spathicarpeae): a new genus from Northern Brazil supported by matK sequence data". Systematic Botany 37 (1): 48–52. doi:10.1600/036364412X616620.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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