Prockiopsis

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

Last updated May 02, 2025

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]

Prockiopsis calcicola G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Prockiopsis grandis G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Prockiopsis hildebrandtii Baill.
Prockiopsis orientalis Capuron ex G.E.Schatz & Lowry
Prockiopsis razakamalalae G.E.Schatz, Lowry & Rakotovao

References

1 2 3 4 "Prockiopsis Baill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
↑ 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. S2CID 187926901 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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[POWO-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. S2CID 187926901 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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