title: Lorenzia
text: # Lorenzia
  
  Lorenzia is a genus of plants in the family Araceae, first described in 2012. It has only one known species, Lorenzia umbrosa, endemic to Amapá state in north-eastern Brazil.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The name of the genus comes from the surname of the Brazilian agronomist and botanist Harri Lorenzi, to whom Eduardo G. Gonçalves paid homage.
  
  