Pierreodendron
Pierreodendron is a genus of plants in the family Simaroubaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Simaroubaceae |
| Genus: | Pierreodendron Engl. |
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Its native range is western tropical Africa and is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo and Zaïre.[1]
The genus name of Pierreodendron is in honour of Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (1833–1905), a French botanist known for his Asian studies.[2] It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.39 on page 575 in 1907.[1]
Known species
According to Kew;[1]
- Pierreodendron africanum (Hook.f.) Little
- Pierreodendron kerstingii (Engl.) Little
References
- "Pierreodendron Engl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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