Wittsteinia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Alseuosmiaceae
Genus: Wittsteinia
Species: W. papuana – W. vacciniacea
Source(s) of checklist:
Name

Wittsteinia F.Muell., Fragm. 2: 136 (1861)

Type species: Wittsteinia vacciniacea F.Muell.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Mueller, F. 1860–1861. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 2. 199 pp. J. Ferres, Melbourne. BHL Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Wittsteinia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Wittsteinia. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 15 2018.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Wittsteinia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 15. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2018. Wittsteinia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 15.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Wittsteinia. .

Wittsteinia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Alseuosmiaceae. The genus was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae in 1861.[1] The name honours Dr Georg Christian Wittstein, the author of an etymological dictionary used as a reference by Mueller.[2]

The genus comprises two species:[3]

Wittsteinia papuana (Steen.) Steen. – from Papua New Guinea
Wittsteinia vacciniacea F.Muell. – Baw Baw berry, from Victoria, Australia

References

"Wittsteinia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
Kadereit, Joachim W.; Jeffrey C. (2007). Eudicots ; Asterales. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants: Flowering Plants. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-31050-1. Retrieved 2009-12-05.