Mutis S (1810) Semanario del nuevo Reyno de Granada
Protologue
Calyx monophyllus, basi subventricosus, limbo 4-partitus laciniis ovato-acutis patentibus, persistens; Corolla o. Nectarium receptaculaceum 4-angulare, fundum calycis occupans; Filamentum unicum, parvum, oblique sub germine insertum, a basi ad apicem sensim attentiatum. Anthera didyma, ovata; Germen ovatum. Stigmata tria, parva, simplicia, subcapitata, capitulo colorato; Capsula ovata, apice acuminata, trigona, unilocularis, trivalvis. Semina sex (tria frequenter abortiva) germinata, angulosa, fundo capsulae inserta.
Name derivation
This genus was named after Jorge Tadeo Lozano, zoologist and leading member of the Botanical Expedition to New Granada in 1806.
Universidad de Bogota: Jorge Tadeo Lozano founded in 1954 was named in his honour.
