Pontederia subgen. Oshunae M.Pell. & C.N.Horn

, PhytoKeys 108: 61 (2018).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77188083-1
Publication
PhytoKeys
Collation
108: 61
Date of Publication
29 Aug 2018
Family as entered in IPNI
Pontederiaceae

Type Information

Type Name
Pontederia crassipes Mart.

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.108.27652 The subgeneric epithet derives from the Yoruba words 'Oxum', 'Oshun' & 'Osun'. These are the names given in the Candomblé religion to the orisha (i.e. a deity that reflects one of the manifestations of God).

Links

Replaced synonym of
Oshuna A.Haines, Bot. Notes 16: 4 (2021).