Peterodendron
Peterodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae. The only species is Peterodendron ovatum.
| Peterodendron | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Achariaceae |
| Genus: | Peterodendron Sleumer |
| Species: | P. ovatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Peterodendron ovatum (Sleumer) Sleumer | |
| Synonyms | |
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Poggea ovata Sleumer | |
It is native to Tanzania.
The genus name of Peterodendron is in honour of Gustav Albert Peter (1853–1937), a German botanist. The Latin specific epithet of ovatum means egg, it is derived from ovum. It was first described and published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem Vol.13 on page 357 in 1936.
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