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Mechowia is a genus of belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is also in the Amaranthoideae subfamily.
It is native to Angola, Zambia and Zaïre (or Democratic Republic of the Congo).
The genus name of Mechowia is in honour of Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander von Mechow (1831–1890), a Prussia explorer of Africa, and a naturalist. Von Mechow was a specialty collector of phanerogams, particularly in Angola. He also held the rank of major in the Prussian Army.Lotte Burkhardt (2025). 9783946292265, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. . ISBN 9783946292265 It was first described and published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. Vol.3 (Issue 1a) on page 110 in 1893.
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