Salvertia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Vochysiaceae. The only species is Salvertia convallariodora.[2]

Salvertia
Salverta densiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Vochysiaceae
Genus: Salvertia
A.St.-Hil.
Species:
S. convallariodora
Binomial name
Salvertia convallariodora
A.St.-Hil.
Synonyms[1]

Salvertia thyrsiflora Pohl

It is native to Suriname, Brazil and Bolivia.[2]

The genus name of Salvertia is in honour of Augustin Amable Dutour de Salvert or Du Tour de Salvert Bellenave (1781–1838), a French botanist and writer, brother-in-law of the author of the genus, Augustin Saint-Hilaire.[3] The Latin specific epithet of convallariodora refers to smelling (-odora) like flowers of the plant genus Convallaria. Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Vol.6 on page 266 in 1820.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Salvertia convallariodora A.St.-Hil". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Salvertia A.St.-Hil. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ 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.