title: Wenzelia
text: # Wenzelia
  
  Wenzelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.
  
  It is native to the Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Island and Fiji.
  
  ## Known species
  
  As accepted by Plants of the World Online:
  
  * Wenzelia archboldiana Swingle
  * Wenzelia brevipes Merr.
  * Wenzelia dolichophylla (K.Schum. & Lauterb.) Tanaka
  * Wenzelia grandiflora (Lauterb.) Swingle
  * Wenzelia kambarae Swingle
  * Wenzelia melanesica Swingle
  * Wenzelia platysperma Swingle
  * Wenzelia tenuifolia Swingle
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  The genus name of Wenzelia is in honour of Chester A. Wenzel (1882–1929), an American teacher, cattle rancher and plant collector in the Philippines. It was first described and published in Philipp. J. Sci., Section C, Vol.10 on page 272 in 1915.
  
  