Schmidtottia

Schmidtottia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Cinchonoideae
Tribe:	Chiococceae
Genus:	Schmidtottia Urb.[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms[2]
Ceuthocarpus Aiello

Schmidtottia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to eastern Cuba.[2] Adapted to serpentine soils, they are nickel hyperaccumulators.[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

• Schmidtottia corymbosa Borhidi
• Schmidtottia cubensis (Standl.) Urb.
• Schmidtottia cucullata Borhidi
• Schmidtottia elliptica (Britton) Urb.
• Schmidtottia involucrata (Wernham) Alain
• Schmidtottia marmorata Urb.
• Schmidtottia monantha Urb.
• Schmidtottia monticola Borhidi
• Schmidtottia multiflora Urb.
• Schmidtottia neglecta (Borhidi) Borhidi
• Schmidtottia nitens (Britton) Urb.
• Schmidtottia parvifolia Alain
• Schmidtottia scabra Borhidi & Acuña
• Schmidtottia sessilifolia (Britton) Urb.
• Schmidtottia shaferi (Standl.) Urb.
• Schmidtottia stricta Borhidi
• Schmidtottia uliginosa (Wernham) Urb.

References

1. Symb. Antill. 9: 137 (1923)
2. "Schmidtottia Urb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
3. Reeves, R.D.; Baker, A.J.M.; Borhidi, A.; Berazaín, R. (1999). "Nickel Hyperaccumulation in the Serpentine Flora of Cuba". Annals of Botany. 83: 29–38. doi:10.1006/anbo.1998.0786.