The root of the genus name, which was originally Regelia in the family Myrtaceae, was in honor of German botanist Eduard August von Regel, superintendent of the Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden in Russia in the 19th century.
The genus was first formally described by J.C.Schauer in 1843 who gave it the name Regelia in honour of German gardener and botanist Eduard August von Regel.
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