Biology:Humbertioturraea

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Humbertioturraea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Humbertioturraea
J.-F.Leroy

Humbertioturraea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Meliaceae.[1]

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

Wikidata ☰ Q10298857 entry