Petitiocodon | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Petitiocodon Robbr. |
Synonyms [1] | |
Didymosalpinx parvifloraKeay |
Petitiocodon is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. [2] It only contains one known species, Petitiocodon parviflorum(Keay) Robbr.
It is native to Nigeria and Cameroon. [1]
The genus name of Petitiocodon is in honour of Ernest Marie Antoine Petit (1927–2007), a Belgian professor of botany and botanical garden director. [3] The Latin specific epithet of parviflorum is a portmanteau word made-up of 'parvi-' from parvus meaning small and also '-florum' from flora meaning flower. [4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. Vol.58 on page 116–119 in 1988. [1]
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