Lamiodendron

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Lamiodendron
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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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References

  1. "Lamiodendron Steenis | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lamiodendron magnificum Steenis | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN   978-1845337315.