Ledermanniella keayi

Ledermanniella keayi is a species of plant in the family Podostemaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Ledermanniella keayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Podostemaceae
Genus: Ledermanniella
Species:
L. keayi
Binomial name
Ledermanniella keayi
(G.Taylor) C.Cusset

It was first described in 1953 as Inversodicraea keayi by George Taylor, [2] but the genus was revised to Ledermanniella by Colette Cusset in 1974[3]

References

  1. Diop, F.N. (2010). "Ledermanniella keayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T39741A10261684. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T39741A10261684.en.
  2. Taylor, G. (1953). "Inversodicraea keayi". Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 1: 78.
  3. Cusset, C. (1974). "Contribution à l'étude des Podostemaceae IV.- les genres Ledermanniella, Monandriella, et Inversodicraeia". Adansonia. Série 2. 14 (2): 274.


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