Pierrina
Pierrina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lecythidaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Pierrina zenkeri Engl.
| Pierrina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Pierrina Engl. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pierrina longifolia Engl. | |
It is native to Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon.[1]
The genus name of Pierrina is in honour of Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (1833–1905), a French botanist known for his Asian studies.[3] The Latin specific epithet of zenkeri is derived from botanist Friderich Albert von Zenker (1825-1898).[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.43 on pages 374-376 in 1909.[1][2]
References
- "Pierrina zenkeri Engl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- "Pierrina Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 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.
- "Zenker, Friderich Albert von | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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