Oldfeltia

<i>Oldfeltia</i>

Oldfeltia

Species of flowering plant

Oldfeltia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.[2] It contains only one known species, Oldfeltia polyphlebia.

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It is native to Cuba.[1]

The genus name of Oldfeltia is in honour of Karin Oldfelt Hjertonsson (b. 1940), a Swedish artist who collaborated with the author Bertil Nordenstam. Hjertonsson was the Swedish ambassador to Cuba for several years.[3] The Latin specific epithet of polyphlebia is a portmanteau word, 'poly-' is derived from Greek πολύς (polús) meaning many or much,[4] and '-phlebia' means "veins".[5] Both the genus and species were first described and published in Compositae Newslett. Vol. 38 on pages 66–67 in 2002.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Oldfeltia polyphlebia (Griseb.) B.Nord. & Lundin". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Oldfeltia B.Nord. & Lundin | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. [3]
    Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. [4]
    Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
  5. [5]
    "Phlebia tremellosa". www.messiah.edu. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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