Humbertioturraea
Humbertioturraea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Meliaceae.[1]
| Humbertioturraea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Humbertioturraea J.-F.Leroy |
It is native to Madagascar.[1]
The genus name of Humbertioturraea is in honour of Jean-Henri Humbert (1887–1967), a French botanist born in Paris,[2] and later portion of the name refers to Turraea a genus of plants in the same family of Meliaceae. The genus was first described and published by Jean-François Leroy in Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. Séries D Vol.269 on page 2322 in 1969.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Humbertioturraea baronii (C.DC.) Cheek
- Humbertioturraea decaryana (Danguy) Cheek
- Humbertioturraea grandidieri (Baill.) Cheek
- Humbertioturraea labatii Lescot & Callm.
- Humbertioturraea maculata (Sm.) Cheek
- Humbertioturraea malifolia (Baker) Cheek
- Humbertioturraea rhamnifolia (Baker) Cheek
- Humbertioturraea seyrigii J.-F.Leroy
References
- "Humbertioturraea J.-F.Leroy | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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