Grazielodendron

Grazielodendron riodocensis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae.[1][2] It is the only member of the genus Grazielodendron.[3][4] It is only found in eastern Brazil.[5]

Grazielodendron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae
Genus: Grazielodendron
H.C.Lima
Species:
G. riodocensis
Binomial name
Grazielodendron riodocensis
H.C.Lima
Synonyms
  • Grazielodendron rio-docensis H.C.Lima

The genus name of Grazielodendron is in honour of Graziela Maciel Barroso (1912–2003), a Brazilian botanist,[6] and also "'dendron" (δένδρον) which is the Greek word for "tree".[7] The Latin specific epithet of riodocensis refers Rio Doce or Doce River in Brazil.[8] Grazielodendron riodocensis was first described and published in Bradea Vol.3 on page 401 in 1983.[5]

References
  1. Lavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot. 88 (3): 503–33. doi:10.2307/2657116. JSTOR 2657116. PMID 11250829.
  2. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowskie MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Grazielodendron". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Grazielodendron". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. "Grazielodendron riodocensis H.C.Lima | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226009193.
  8. Franceschinelli, Edivani Villaron; Yamamoto, Kikyo (Autumn 1999). "Simaba docensis, a New Brazilian Species of Simaroubaceae". Novon. 9 (3): 345–348.


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