| Maclaudia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Maclaudia Venter & R.L.Verh. |
| Species: | M. felixii |
| Binomial name | |
| Maclaudia felixii Venter & R.L.Verh. | |
Maclaudia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. [2] It only contains one known species, Maclaudia felixii Venter & R.L.Verh. [3]
Its native range is western and western central Tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Cameroon and Guinea. [3]
The genus name of Maclaudia is in honour of Charles Maclaud (1866–1933), French doctor and zoologist; plant and animal collector. [4] The Latin specific epithet of felixii refers to botanist Henri Jacques-Félix, (1907-2008) (Jacq.-Fél.) who is also honoured in the naming of Pitcairnia feliciana . In Paris, Botanists Venter & R.L.Verh. had been studying unknown specimens of plants collected by Maclaud in 1907 from Guinea. In 1937, Henri Jacques-Félix found more specimens of the same plant. Venter & R.L.Verh. realised that they had found a new genus and species and then named it after the 2 plant collectors from the region. [5] Both genus and species were then first described and published by Venter & R.L.Verh. in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. Vol.115 on pages 58–59 in 1994. [3]
It grows in forests and savannah. [1]
It is threatened by farming activities and mining & quarrying actions. [1]