Biology:Englerodaphne

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Englerodaphne
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Englerodaphne
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Englerodaphne is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae.[1]

Its native range is from southern Sudan to southern Africa; it is found in Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces (of South Africa), Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.[1]

The genus name of Englerodaphne is in honour of Adolf Engler (1844ā€“1930), a German botanist,[2] and also daphne, a genus of evergreen shrubs in the family Thymelaeaceae. It was first published and described in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.19 on page 274 in 1894.[1]

Species known:[1]

  • Englerodaphne pilosa Burtt Davy
  • Englerodaphne subcordata (Meisn.) Engl.

References

  1. ā†‘ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Englerodaphne Gilg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295445-2. 
  2. ā†‘ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, Dā€“L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10272972 entry