Wimmeria

Wimmeria
Wimmeria concolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Wimmeria
Schltdl. & Cham. (1831)

Wimmeria is a genus of shrubs to small trees in the family Celastraceae.[1] It includes 17 species native to Mexico and Central America.[2] It is named after German botanist Christian Friedrich Heinrich Wimmer (1803–1868).

Species

17 species are accepted.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shreve & Wiggins, p. 849
  2. 1 2 "Wimmeria Schltdl. & Cham". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  • Miroslav M. Grandtner, ed. (2005). "Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America". Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1 - North America. ISBN 0-444-51784-7.
  • Shreve, Forrest; Ira Loren Wiggins (1964). Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-0163-6. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • "A synopsis of the species of Wimmeria". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 1901. pp. 129–130.
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