Diegodendron

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Diegodendron
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Bixaceae
Genus: Diegodendron
Capuron
Species:
D. humbertii
Binomial name
Diegodendron humbertii

Diegodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bixaceae. The only known species is Diegodendron humbertii. [2]

Its native range is Madagascar. [2]

The genus and species were circumscribed by René Paul Raymond Capuron in Adansonia, n.s., vol.3 on page 385-386 in 1963. [2]

The genus name of Diegodendron is in honour of Diego Suárez also known as Diego Soares de Melo, Diego Suarez de Melo and the "Galego", who was a 16th-century Portuguese navigator and explorer (plus dendron Greek for tree). [3]

References

  1. ↑ Rakotonasolo, F. (2020). "Diegodendron humbertii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T64563544A64566699. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T64563544A64566699.en . Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Diegodendron Capuron | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen[Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8.
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