Kuhlmanniodendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.[1][2]
| Kuhlmanniodendron | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Achariaceae |
| Genus: | Kuhlmanniodendron Fiaschi & Groppo |
It is native to eastern Brazil.[1]
The genus name of Kuhlmanniodendron is in honour of João Geraldo Kuhlmann (1882–1958), a Brazilian botanist,[3] the other part of the name dendron refers to the Greek word for tree.[4] It was first described and published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. Vol.157 on page 104 in 2008.[1]
Known species, according to Kew:[1]
- Kuhlmanniodendron apterocarpum (Kuhlm.) Fiaschi & Groppo
- Kuhlmanniodendron macrocarpum Groppo, Favaretto & Fiaschi
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Kuhlmanniodendron Fiaschi & Groppo | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Fiaschi, Pedro; Groppo, Milton (2008). "Kuhlmanniodendron Fiaschi & Groppo, a new eastern Brazilian genus of Achariaceae sensu lato segregated from Carpotroche Endl. (formerly included in Flacourtiaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 157 (1): 103–109. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00761.x.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gledhill, David (2008). The Names of Plants. New York, New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453.