Koordersiodendron
Koordersiodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Anacardiaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, Koordersiodendron pinnatum (Blanco) Merr.[2]
| Koordersiodendron | |
|---|---|
| Koordersiodendron pinnatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Spondiadoideae |
| Genus: | Koordersiodendron Engl. ex Koord. |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Its native range is Malesia to New Guinea. It is found in the countries of Borneo, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Philippines and Sulawesi.[2]
The genus name of Koordersiodendron is in honour of Sijfert Hendrik Koorders (1863–1919), Dutch-Indonesian botanist and mycologist in Bogor, and herbarium director beginning in 1903.[3] It has the following synonyms; Kokkia Zipp. ex Blume and Koordersina Kuntze.[1] The Latin specific epithet of the species, pinnatum is derived from pinnatus meaning feathered.[4] The genus was first described and published in Meded. Lands Plantentuin Vol.19 on page 410 in 1898,[1] and the species was first described and published in Bull. Bur. Forest. Philipp. Islands Vol.1 on page 33 in 1903.[2]
References
- "Koordersiodendron Engl. ex Koord. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "Koordersiodendron pinnatum (Blanco) Merr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- 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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.