Llagunoa

Llagunoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.[1]

Llagunoa
Llagunosa glandulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Llagunoa
Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms
  • Amirola Pers.
  • Orbignya Bertero

Its native range is Southern America. It is found in the countries of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.[1]

The genus name of Llagunoa is in honour of Eugenio de Llaguno y Amírola (1724–1799), a Spanish politician and writer.[2] It was first described and published in Fl. Peruv. Prodr. on page 126 in 1794.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Llagunoa glandulosa G.Don
  • Llagunoa nitida Ruiz & Pav.
  • Llagunoa venezuelana Steyerm.

References

  1. "Llagunoa Ruiz & Pav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. 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.
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