Biology:Diogoa

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Diogoa
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Olacaceae
Genus: Diogoa
Exell & Mendonça

Diogoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Olacaceae.[1]

Its native range is Western Central Tropical Africa; found in Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Nigeria and Zaïre.[1]

The genus name is in honour of Diogo Cão (c. 1450 – c. 1486), a Portuguese explorer.[2]

Known species:[1]

  • Diogoa retivenia (S.Moore) Breteler
  • Diogoa zenkeri (Engl.) Exell & Mendonça

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Diogoa Exell & Mendonça | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:28169-1. 
  2. Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9. 

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