Rosselia

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Rosselia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Rosselia
Forman
Species:
R. bracteata
Binomial name
Rosselia bracteata
Forman

Rosselia is a genus of plants in the family Burseraceae. The sole species is Rosselia bracteata, endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome(s). [2]

Both the genus and the species were circumscribed by Lewis Leonard Forman in Kew Bull. vol.49 on page 603 in 1994. [2]

The genus name of Rosselia is named after Rossel Island which was named in honour of Elisabeth Paul Eduard de Rossel (1765–1829), French astronomer and Master-at-arms. He was on the frigate 'La Recherche' with Joseph Antoine Raymond Bruny d'Entrecasteaux on the search for the missing La Pérouse expedition, which was later written in 1809. [3]

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References

  1. Lamei, P.L. (2021). "Rosselia bracteata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T36491A185826415. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T36491A185826415.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Rosselia Forman | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.