| Pierrina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Ericales | 
| Family: | Lecythidaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Scytopetaloideae | 
| Genus: | Pierrina Engl. | 
| Species: | P. zenkeri | 
| Binomial name | |
| Pierrina zenkeri | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
| Pierrina longifoliaEngl. | |
Pierrina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lecythidaceae. [3] It only contains one known species, Pierrina zenkeri.
It is native to Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. [2]
The genus name of Pierrina is in honour of Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (1833–1905), a French botanist known for his Asian studies. [4] The Latin specific epithet of zenkeri is derived from botanist Friderich Albert von Zenker (1825-1898). [5] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.43 on pages 374-376 in 1909. [2] [3]