Biology:Dendrokingstonia

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Short description: Genus of plants

Dendrokingstonia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Subfamily: Malmeoideae
Genus: Dendrokingstonia
Rauschert

Dendrokingstonia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae.[1]

Its native range is Western Malesia.[1]

The genus name of Dendrokingstonia is a portmanteau word, combining the Ancient Greek word of δένδρον (déndron) meaning tree and (Kingston) from John Filmore Kingston (1795–1860), who was an English botanist who wrote about the flora of Devon in 1829.[2]

Known species:[1]

  • Dendrokingstonia acuminata (Miq.) Chaowasku
  • Dendrokingstonia gardneri Chaowasku
  • Dendrokingstonia nervosa (Hook.f. & Thomson) Rauschert

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15961888 entry