Biology:Majidea
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Short description: Genus of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dodonaeoideae |
| Genus: | Majidea Kirk ex Oliv. |
Majidea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.[1]
Its native range is Tropical Africa and Madagascar. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zaïre.[1]
The genus name of Majidea is in honour of Majid bin Said of Zanzibar (c. 1834 – 1870), who was the first Sultan of Zanzibar.[2] It was first described and published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. Vol.11 on table 1097 in 1871.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Majidea fosteri (Sprague) Radlk.
- Majidea zanguebarica Kirk ex Oliv.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Majidea Kirk ex Oliv. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:36476-1.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q5198857 entry
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