Biology:Mocquerysia (plant)

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Mocquerysia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Mocquerysia
Hua

Mocquerysia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Salicaceae.[1]

Its native range is western central Tropical Africa. It is found in Cabinda (in Angola), Congo, Gabon and Zaïre.,[1]

The genus name of Mocquerysia is in honour of Albert Mocquerys (1860–1926), a French dentist, who was also an entomologist, naturalist and explorer. He collected plants and insects in Africa and Venezuela.[2] It was first described and published in J. Bot. (Morot) Vol.7 on page 259 in 1893.[1]

Species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Mocquerysia distans Breteler
  • Mocquerysia multiflora Hua

References

Wikidata ☰ Q20088129 entry