Prockiopsis

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Prockiopsis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Achariaceae
Genus: Prockiopsis
Baill.

Prockiopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae. [1]

It is native to Madagascar. [1]

The genus name of Prockiopsis is in honour of Christian Leberecht von Prøck (1718–1780), a Danish baron. He served as Governor-General of the Danish West Indies colonies from 1756–1766. [2] It was first described and published in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. (Paris) Vol.1 on page 573 in 1886. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Prockiopsis Baill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 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.