Lamiodendron | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Bignoniaceae |
Genus: | Lamiodendron Steenis |
Lamiodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae. [1] It only consists of one species, 'Lamiodendron magnificum' 'Steenis [2] It is also in the Tribe Tecomeae.
It is native to New Guinea. [2]
The genus name of Lamiodendron is in honour of Herman Johannes Lam (1892–1977), a Dutch botanist. [3] The Latin specific epithet of magnificum is derived from magnificus meaning magnificent. [4] Both genus and species were first described and published in Nova Guinea, Bot., Vol.8 on pages 379-381 in 1957. [2]
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