Biology:Megacorax
| Megacorax | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Subfamily: | Onagroideae |
| Tribe: | Lopezieae |
| Genus: | Megacorax S.González & W.L.Wagner |
| Species: | M. gracielanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Megacorax gracielanus S.González & W.L.Wagner
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Megacorax is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Onagraceae.[1] The only species is Megacorax gracielanus S.González & W.L.Wagner.[2]
It is native to Mexico.[2] It was found in Sierra de Coneto, Durango.[3]
The genus name of Megacorax is in honour of Peter H. Raven (born June 13, 1936) is an American botanist and environmentalist, notable as the longtime director, now President Emeritus, of the Missouri Botanical Garden.[4] Megacorax refers to 'great' and 'Corvus' which is the latin name for Raven.[3]
The Latin specific epithet of gracielanus honors the botanist Graciela Calderon Diaz-Barriga. Both the genus and species were first described and published in Novon Vol.12 on page 361 in 2002.[2]
References
- ↑ "Megacorax S.González & W.L.Wagner | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20008750-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Megacorax gracielanus S.González & W.L.Wagner | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324617-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Elizondo, M. Socorro González; Enriquez, I. Lorena López; Wagner, Warren L. (2002). "Megacorax gracielanus (Onagraceae), a New Genus and Species from Durango, Mexico". pp. 360–365. doi:10.2307/3393079. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3393079.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q16334288 entry
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