Biology:Trattinnickia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Trattinnickia
Trattinnickia rhoifolia Flora Brasiliensis 12 2 58.jpg
Illustration of Trattinnickia rhoifolia from Flora Brasiliensis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Trattinnickia
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Trattinnickia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Burseraceae.[1] It is in the Canarieae subfamily.[2]

Its native range is from central and southern Tropical America (within Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela) and across the Caribbean to Trinidad and Tobago.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

The genus name of Trattinnickia is in honour of Leopold Trattinnick (1764–1849), an Austrian botanist and mycologist.[3] It was first described and published in Sp. Pl. edition.4 Vol.4 on page 975 in 1806.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10384375 entry