Mocquerysia (plant)

Last updated

Mocquerysia
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Mocquerysia
Hua

Mocquerysia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Salicaceae. [1]

Its native range is western central Tropical Africa. It is found in Cabinda (in Angola), Congo, Gabon and Zaïre., [1]

The genus name of Mocquerysia is in honour of Albert Mocquerys (1860–1926), a French dentist, who was also an entomologist, naturalist and explorer. He collected plants and insects in Africa and Venezuela. [2] It was first described and published in J. Bot. (Morot) Vol.7 on page 259 in 1893. [1]

Species

According to Kew: [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie</span>

Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie was a French botanist who specialized in the plants of Madagascar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hans Schinz</span> Swiss botanist (1858–1941)

Hans Schinz was a Swiss explorer and botanist who was a native of Zürich.

Sacleuxia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It is also in the Periplocoideae subfamily.

Polemannia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.

Vanzijlia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It only contains one known species, Vanzijlia annulata.

Teedia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.

Volkensinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It only contains one known species; Volkensinia prostrata. It is in the subfamily Amaranthoideae.

Vanwykia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.

Dinklageodoxa is a monotypic genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Bignoniaceae. It contains just 1 species, Dinklageodoxa scandensHeine & Sandwith.

Jacobsenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.

Majidea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.

Moquiniella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae. It only contains one known species, Moquiniella rubra(A.Spreng.) Balle

Nichallea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It only contains one species, Nichallea soyauxii.

Pellegrinia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.

Ruelliopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It only contains one known species, Ruelliopsis setosa(Nees) C.B.Clarke

Polemanniopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.

Schinziella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae. The only species is Schinziella tetragona.

Letestuella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. The only species is Letestuella tisserantiiG.Taylor

Marlothistella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

Poggea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mocquerysia Hua | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ↑ 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.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.