Biology:Prockiopsis
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Short description: Genus of flowering plant
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Achariaceae |
Genus: | Prockiopsis Baill. |
Prockiopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.[1]
It is native to Madagascar .[1]
The genus name of Prockiopsis is in honour of Christian Leberecht von Prøck (1718–1780), a Danish baron. He served as Governor-General of the Danish West Indies colonies from 1756–1766.[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. (Paris) Vol.1 on page 573 in 1886.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Prockiopsis calcicola G.E.Schatz & Lowry
- Prockiopsis grandis G.E.Schatz & Lowry
- Prockiopsis hildebrandtii Baill.
- Prockiopsis orientalis Capuron ex G.E.Schatz & Lowry
- Prockiopsis razakamalalae G.E.Schatz, Lowry & Rakotovao
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Prockiopsis Baill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:4383-1.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q9063027 entry
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